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circumlocution(dictionary)

circumlocution (iou)



circumlocution noun. LME.
[French, or Latin circumlocutio(n-), formed as CIRCUM- + locutio(n-) LOCUTION, translating Greek PERIPHRASIS.]
Expression of meaning indirectly or in more words than necessary; evasive talk; an instance of this, a roundabout expression.
circumlocutional,
circumlocutionary adjectives pertaining to or given to circumlocution M19.
circumlocutionist noun a person who uses circumlocution M19.
circumlocutory adjective marked by circumlocution M17.