Associations to the word «Circumlocution»
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Wiktionary
CIRCUMLOCUTION, noun. A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
CIRCUMLOCUTION, noun. A roundabout expression.
Dictionary definition
CIRCUMLOCUTION, noun. A style that involves indirect ways of expressing things.
CIRCUMLOCUTION, noun. An indirect way of expressing something.
Wise words
Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for
people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or
ill.