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Circumlocutory - Definition of Circumlocutory at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Circumlocutory. Look it up now! ... Use circumlocutory in a Sentence...
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Circumlocution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Circumlocution (also called periphrasis , circumduction , circumvolution , periphrase , or ambage ) is an ambiguous or roundabout figure of speech. In its most basic form, circumlocution is...
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Definition of circumlocutory in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of circumlocutory. Pronunciation of circumlocutory. Translations of circumlocutory. circumlocutory synonyms, circumlocutory antonyms. Information about circumlocutory in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... [Middle English circumlocucioun,
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1. The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language. ... [Middle English circumlocucioun, from Latin circumloc ti , circumloc ti n-, from circumloc tus, past participle of circumloqu : circum-, circum- + loqu , to speak; see tolkw- in Indo-European roots.] ... 1. an indirect way of expressing something...
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Britannica Online Encyclopedia ... Learn more about "circumlocutory" ... Learn more about "circumlocutory" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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Find Synonym of circumlocutory and Antonym of circumlocutory at Thesaurus.com, Synonym, Synonyms, Thesaurus, Synonym Dictionary, Synonyms Dictionary, Antonym, Antonyms, Antonym Dictionary, Antonyms Dictionary ... No results found for circumlocutory...
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circumlocutory (comparative more circumlocutory, superlative most circumlocutory) ... Positive; circumlocutory ... Comparative; more circumlocutory...
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Definition of circumlocutory from Webster's New World College Dictionary. Meaning of circumlocutory. Pronunciation of circumlocutory. Definition of the word circumlocutory. Origin of the word circumlocutory. ... Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » circumlocutory...
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Circumlocutory: roundabout and unnecessarily wordy ... Exhibiting circumlocution; periphrastic. A diffused and circumlocutory manner of expressing a common idea. Martinus Scriblerus.
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[sûŕkəm-lō-kyōṓshən]
