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English noun: circumlocution | |||
| 1. | circumlocution (communication) a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things | ||
| Synonyms | ambage, periphrasis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | verboseness, verbosity | ||
| 2. | circumlocution (communication) an indirect way of expressing something | ||
| Synonyms | indirect expression | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | equivocation, evasion | ||
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