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circumlocution /ˌsəːkəmləˈkjuːʃ(ə)n/
▶noun the use of many words where fewer would do.
– derivatives
circumlocutory /-ˈlɒkjʊt(ə)ri/ adjective.
circumlocutory /-ˈlɒkjʊt(ə)ri/ adjective.
– origin ME: from L. circumlocutio(n-) (translating Gk periphrasis), from circum ‘around’ + locutio(n-) from loqui ‘speak’.
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