CIRCUMLOCUTION


Meaning of CIRCUMLOCUTION in English

noun

Synonyms: verbiage 1, circumambages, circumbendibus, periphrase, periphrasis, pleonasm, redundancy, roundabout, tautology, verbality

Contrasted words: conciseness, concision, pithiness, succinctness, terseness; compactness

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