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📚 noun • entry_id 21380

circumlocution

/ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃən/
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
circunlocución
An instance of such usage; a roundabout expression, whether an inadvisable one or a necessary one.
Phrases
circumlocution officecircumlocutionalcircumlocutionarycircumlocutionistcircumlocutionizecircumlocutiouscircumlocutory
Word forms
circumlocutions