CIRCUMLOCUTION


Meaning of CIRCUMLOCUTION in English

noun Etymology: Middle English circumlocucyon, from Latin ~-, circumlocutio, from circum- + locutio speech, from loqui to speak Date: 15th century the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea, evasion in speech, circumlocutory adjective

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