[{"word":"periphrasis","phonetic":"/pəˈɹɪfɹəsɪs/","phonetics":[{"text":"/pəˈɹɪfɹəsɪs/","audio":""},{"text":"/pəˈɹɪfɹəsɪs/","audio":""},{"text":"/pəˈɹɪfɹəsɪs/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example \"I am going to\" instead of \"I will\".","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather than morphological marking.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Language learners sometimes use periphrases like \"did go\" where a native speaker would use \"went\"."},{"definition":"The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a species of circumlocution).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The use of a proper name as a shorthand to stand for qualities associated with it.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["beating around the bush","circumlocution"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/periphrasis"]}]