 circumlocution |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (rhetoric) a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things | |
| Synonyms: | ambage periphrasis | |
| Related terms: | verboseness | |
| 2. | [ noun ] an indirect way of expressing something | |
| Synonyms: | indirect_expression | |
| Related terms: | evasion | |
| Similar spelling: |
circumlocutious circumduction circumvolution circumspection circumlocutory circumvention circumscription circumcision circumspect circumnavigation circumspectly circumstantial |
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