Associations to the word «Periphrase»

Wiktionary

PERIPHRASE, noun. (rhetoric) The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution.
PERIPHRASE, verb. (transitive) To express by periphrase or circumlocution.
PERIPHRASE, verb. (intransitive) To use circumlocution.

Wise words

Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.
Ray Bradbury