Circumlocution - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌsɜːrkəmləˈkjuːʃn|
Brit.
|ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things (syn: periphrasis)
- an indirect way of expressing something
- an indirect way of expressing something
Extra examples
He was criticized for his use of circumlocution.
I'm trying to avoid circumlocutions in my writing.
Word forms
noun
singular: circumlocution
plural: circumlocutions
singular: circumlocution
plural: circumlocutions
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