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periphrasis

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periphrasis

Summary

periphrasis is a phenomenon[1]. periphrasis draws 183 Wikipedia views per month (phenomenon category, ranking #86 of 290).[2]

Key Facts

  • periphrasis's instance of is recorded as phenomenon[3].
  • periphrasis's subclass of is recorded as grammatical construction[4].
  • periphrasis's part of is recorded as morphology[5].
  • periphrasis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02pb9nr[6].
  • periphrasis's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/periphrasis[7].
  • periphrasis's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11b63fnxft[8].
  • periphrasis's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as periphrasis[9].
  • periphrasis's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778740521[10].

Why It Matters

periphrasis draws 183 Wikipedia views per month (phenomenon category, ranking #86 of 290).[2] periphrasis has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] periphrasis is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). periphrasis. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/periphrasis
MLA “periphrasis.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/periphrasis.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_periphrasis_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{periphrasis}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/periphrasis}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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