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[Noun] | "cir*cum*lo*cu*tion" | \ ˌsər-kəm-lō-ˈkyü-shən \
1: the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
2: evasion in speech
Origin: circa 1518 ;
Middle English circumlocucyon, from Latin circumlocution-, circumlocutio, from circum- + locutio speech, from loqui to speak;
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[Noun] | "circumlocution"
1: deliberate evasion in speech;
* e.g., " ... rather than answering the question directly, he resorted to circumlocution, which made her suspect that he was hiding something "
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2: the use of too many words to express an idea;
* e.g., " ... your papers have to be five pages long, but that's five pages of substance, not circumlocution "
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[ "circumlocutions" ]
1: Speaking in a roundabout way; wordiness.
* e.g., ... Legal documents often contain circumlocutions which make them difficult to understand.
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[ "circumlocution" ]
1: A round abuot way of speeking.
* e.g., ... Gary stop circumlocuting your such a circumlocuter look i circumlocuted this was an example of circumlocution.
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