circumlocution, periphrasis, ambage
(noun) a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
Source: WordNet® 3.1
periphrasis (countable and uncountable, plural periphrases)
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".
(linguistics) Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather than morphological marking.
(rhetoric) The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a species of circumlocution).
(rhetoric) The use of a proper name as a shorthand to stand for qualities associated with it.
• beating around the bush
• circumlocution
Source: Wiktionary
Pe*riph"ra*sis, n.; pl. Periphrases. Etym: [L.]
Definition: See Periphrase.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 January 2025
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
