CIRCUMLOCUTION
\sˌɜːkəmləkjˈuːʃən], \sˌɜːkəmləkjˈuːʃən], \s_ˌɜː_k_ə_m_l_ə_k_j_ˈuː_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of CIRCUMLOCUTION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a periphrase.
By Oddity Software
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The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a periphrase.
By Noah Webster.
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Round-about speaking: a manner of expression in which more words are used than are necessary.
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CIRCUMLOCUTORY.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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