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CIRCUMLOCUTION Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. The use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea; had no patience with diplomatic circumlocutions. 2. Evasion in speech.
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Circumlocution - Wikipedia
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.
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Circumlocution - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
Circumlocution is a long, complicated word which means a long, complicated way of expressing something. To cut to the chase, circumlocution means beating ...
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circumlocution
circumlocution (ˌsɜːkəmləʊˈkjuːʃən) Also 6 -locucion, -loqution, -loquution. [a. F. circonlocution, or ad. L. circumlocūtiōn-em, f. circum- + loqui to speak.] Speaking in a roundabout or indirect way; the use of several words instead of one, or many instead of few. Formerly used of grammatical perip...
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CIRCUMLOCUTION definition | Cambridge English Dictionary
an indirect way of saying something, especially something unpleasant: "Economical with the truth" is a circumlocution for "lying."
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circumlocution - APA Dictionary of Psychology
a mode of speaking characterized by difficulty or inability in finding the right words to identify or explain an object that has been ...
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What Is Circumlocution? Definition and Examples - Grammarly
Circumlocution is a way of writing something using more words than are necessary. It is the opposite of concision.
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circumlocution - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
(uncountable) Unnecessary use of extra words to express an idea, such as a pleonastic phrase (sometimes driven by an attempt at emphatic clarity) or a wordy ...
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Circumlocution | Definition & Examples - Scribbr
Circumlocution means using more words than are necessary to communicate meaning. It is not intrinsically bad or good, depending on its purpose and effect.
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CIRCUMLOCUTION Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
noun. a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea. Synonyms: prolixity, verbosity, rambling. a roundabout ...
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Circumlocution: When People Use Too Many Words - Effectiviology
Why people use circumlocution. Circumlocution is primarily used to the use of too many words with the intent of being vague, evasive, or misleading. This can happen for various reasons, such as that people want to hide their stance or shift attention away from the topic that's currently being discussed. When used in this manner ...
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circumlocution
circumlocution/ˌsɜ:kəmləˈkju:ʃn; ˌsəkəmlo`kjuʃən/ n[C, U](instance of the) use of many words to say sth that could be said in a few words 累赘的说法; 迂回的说法.
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Bloviation
the style was suited to Ohio yokels:
In this he was responding to The New York Times which had defended Harding's style as presidential:
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Circumlocution
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Aureation
Aureation commonly involves other mannered rhetorical features in diction; for example circumlocution, which bears a relation to more native literary devices Aureate diction occurs in the noun phrase golden candle matutine, a circumlocution which stands for sun.
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circumlocutionize
circumlocutionize, v. (ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃənaɪz) [f. circumlocution + -ize.] trans. and intr. To speak of, or to speak, in circumlocution.1822 Cobbett Weekly Reg. 27 Apr. 249 To mention names, in such a case, is wholly out of the question... Circumlocutionize the profligate..and insolent crew. 1886 N. &...
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