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The answer CIRCUMLOCUTION has 3 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of circumlocution in various dictionaries:
noun - a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
noun - an indirect way of expressing something
The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.
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| The periphrasis 'abstaining from skating' was invented by 1 down |
| Indirect speech, as officially used by Dickens |
| No simple description for Dickensian office? |
| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Aug 8 2011 The Times - Cryptic |
| Apr 6 2005 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
| Nov 13 2004 The Times - Cryptic |
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| From the Greek for "speaking around", it's an indirect evasive way of expressing something |
| Sesquipedalian loquaciousness, from Latin for "around" & "speech" |
| Speaking in a roundabout way is this, from the Latin for around & speak |
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| (an example of) an indirect way of saying something, especially something unpleasant: |
| the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive. |
| The use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive. |
| an indirect way of expressing something |
| a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things |
| The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language. |
| Evasion in speech or writing. |
| A roundabout expression. |
| Circumlocution description |
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| Circumlocution (also called circumduction, circumvolution, periphrasis, kenning or ambage) is a phrase that circles around a specific idea with multiple words rather than directly evoking it with fewer and apter words. It is sometimes necessary in communication (for example, to avoid lexical gaps that would cause untranslatability), but it can also be undesirable (when an uncommon or easily misunderstood figure of speech is used). Roundabout speech is the use of many words to describe something that already has a common and concise term (for example, saying "a tool used for cutting things such as paper and hair" instead of "scissors"). Most dictionaries use circumlocution to define words. Circumlocution is often used by people with aphasia and people learning a new language, where simple terms can be paraphrased to aid learning or communication (for example, paraphrasing the word "grandfather" as "the father of one's father"). Euphemism, innuendo and equivocation are different forms of circumlocution. |