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Synonyms for circumlocution in English

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circumlocution:
- circumlocution; circumlocutions
- circumlocution; indirect expression; periphrasis; ambage

English

Detailed Synonyms for circumlocution in English

circumlocution:

circumlocution

circumlocution
circumlocution; circumlocutions
- circumlocution
- circumlocutions

circumlocution [the ~] noun

the circumlocution

– an indirect way of expressing something ¹
the circumlocution; the indirect expression
– an indirect way of expressing something ¹
- circumlocution [the ~] noun
- indirect expression [the ~] noun
the circumlocution

– a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things ¹
the circumlocution; the periphrasis; the ambage
– a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things ¹
- circumlocution [the ~] noun
- periphrasis [the ~] noun
- ambage [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "circumlocution":

Related Definitions for "circumlocution":

an indirect way of expressing something¹
a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things¹

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