periphrastic conjugation

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periphrastic conjugation (plural periphrastic conjugations)

  1. (grammar) A conjugation formed by the use of the simple verb with one or more auxiliaries.
    The active periphrastic conjugation in Latin is formed by using the future active participle and the appropriate form of "esse".
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