circumlocution
Meaning of circumlocution
- the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.
his admission came after years of circumlocution
he used a number of poetic circumlocutions
late Middle English: from Latin circumlocutio(n- ) (translating Greek periphrasis ), from circum ‘around’ + locutio(n- ) from loqui ‘speak’.
Information about circumlocution
- It is a name.
- The plural form of circumlocution is: circumlocutions.
- Languages in which circumlocution is used:
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Hyphenation of circumlocution
cir-cum-lo-cu-tion
- It consists of 5 syllables and 14 chars.
- circumlocution is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
circumlocution synonyms
Meaning periphrasis:
Meaning the saying of the same thing twice over in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style (e.g. they arrived one after the other in succession ):
Meaning the action of repeating something that has already been said or written:
Meaning the fact or quality of using more words than needed; wordiness:
Meaning excessively lengthy or technical speech or writing:
Meaning the state of being not or no longer needed or useful:
Meaning an unnecessarily or excessively large amount or number of something:
Meaning a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing:
Meaning the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g. see with one's eyes ), either as a fault of style or for emphasis:
Meaning the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning:
Words that rhyme with circumlocution
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