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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

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery