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Word: Circumlocution
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin circumlocutio(n-) (translating Greek periphrasis), from circum ‘around’ + locutio(n-) from loqui ‘speak’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌsəːkəmləˈkjuːʃ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive
Short Definition:use of many words where fewer would do
Examples:- his admission came after years of circumlocution
- he used a number of poetic circumlocutions
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