Definition of
circumlocution has definitions from the field of rhetoric
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

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circumlocutious circumduction circumvolution circumspection circumlocutory circumvention circumscription circumcision circumspect circumnavigation circumspectly circumstantial

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