CIRCUMBENDIBUS


Meaning of CIRCUMBENDIBUS in English

/serr'keuhm ben"deuh beuhs/ , n. , pl. circumbendibuses . Informal.

a roundabout way; circumlocution.

[ 1675-85; CIRCUM- + BEND 1 + L -ibus abl. pl. ending ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .