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PERIPHRACTIC
\pəɹɪfɹˈaktɪk], \pəɹɪfɹˈaktɪk], \p_ə_ɹ_ɪ_f_ɹ_ˈa_k_t_ɪ_k]\
Definitions of PERIPHRACTIC
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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per-i-frak'tik, adj. enclosed
around
. [Gr.
peri
,
about
, phrassein,
to
enclose
.]
1908
- Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson
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