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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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circumlocutionary adjective Characterized by repetition and excessive wordiness: roundabout , tautological ... Browse: Unanswered questions | Most-recent questions | Reference library ... Thesaurus: circumlocutionary...
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Home > Library > Literature & Language > Webster 1913 ... Tautological echo, an echo that repeats the same sound or syllable many times. ... Characterized by repetition and excessive wordiness: circumlocutionary, roundabout. See repetition, words.
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circumlocutionary (comparative more circumlocutionary, superlative most circumlocutionary) ... Articulated in a roundabout manner; tautological or with repetitive language. The old man's rambling yarn was circumlocutionary. ... The politician was being circumlocutionary; he refused to answer any of the journalist's questions.
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/ˌsɜr kəm loʊˈkyu ʃən/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [sur-kuh m-loh-kyoo-shuh n] Show IPA. Use circumlocutionary in a Sentence ...
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Circumlocutionary euphemisms for things which, though natural, are rarely named. ... You will no more listen to one of the old circumlocutionary conversers ...
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Circumlocutionary synonyms and antonyms and other nyms on Wordnik.
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Main Entry: circumlocutionary. Part of Speech: adjective. Definition: tautological ... Search another word or see more circumlocutionary on Dictionary ...
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Main Entry: circumlocutionary. Part of Speech: adjective ... Cite This Source. Search another word or see circumlocutionary on Dictionary ...
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Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary ... [edit] Related terms ... using repetition or excessive wordiness; pleonastic or circumlocutionary...
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