circumlocution (redirected from Circumlocutions)

cir·cum·lo·cu·tion  (sûrkm-l-kyshn)

n.

1. The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.

2. Evasion in speech or writing.

3. A roundabout expression.

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[Middle English circumlocucioun, from Latin circumlocti, circumloctin-, from circumloctus, past participle of circumloqu : circum-, circum- + loqu, to speak; see tolk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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circum·locu·tori·ly (-lky-tôr-l, -tr-) adv.

circum·locu·tory (-tôr, -tr) adj.

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circumlocution [ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃən]

n

1. an indirect way of expressing something

2. an indirect expression

circumlocutory  [ˌsɜːkəmˈlɒkjʊtərɪ -trɪ] adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	circumlocution - a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things ambage, periphrasis verboseness, verbosity - an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
	2.	circumlocution - an indirect way of expressing something indirect expression equivocation, evasion - a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

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circumlocution

noun indirectness, redundancy, euphemism, beating about the bush (informal), wordiness, diffuseness, prolixity, discursiveness He is long-winded and prone to circumlocution in his public speeches.

Translations

circumlocution [ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃən] N → circunloquio m, rodeo m

circumlocution [ˌsɜː^rkəmləʊˈkjuːʃ^ən] n → circonlocution f, périphrase f

circumlocution

n → Weitschweifigkeit f; (= evasiveness) → Umschreibung f, → Drumherumreden nt (inf)

circumlocution [ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃ/ən] n (frm) → circonlocuzione f