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The answer CIRCUMLOCUTIONS has 2 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of circumlocutions in various dictionaries:
noun - a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
noun - an indirect way of expressing something
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Ways of talking round Milton? C-c-curious work |
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Nov 23 2001 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
Nov 23 2001 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
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Plural form of circumlocution. |
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. |
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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. |