CIRCUMLOCUTION


Meaning of CIRCUMLOCUTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsə:kəmləˈkju:ʃən ]

n. 1 a a roundabout expression. b evasive talk. 2 the use of many words where fewer would do; verbosity. øøcircumlocutional adj. circumlocutionary adj. circumlocutionist n. circumlocutory adj. [ME f. F circumlocution or L circumlocutio (as CIRCUM-, LOCUTION), transl. of Gk PERIPHRASIS]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.