CIRCUMLOCUTION


Meaning of CIRCUMLOCUTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsər-k ə m-lō-ˈkyü-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English circumlocucyon, from Latin circumlocution-, circumlocutio, from circum- + locutio speech, from loqui to speak

Date: 15th century

1. : the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea

2. : evasion in speech

• cir·cum·loc·u·to·ry -ˈlä-kyə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.