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Definition of circunloquio in Spanish English dictionary
- circumlocution
- An overly complicated means of expression
- {n} the use of indirect words
- indirect or roundabout expression
- The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a periphrase
- an indirect way of expressing something a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
- a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea
- an indirect way of expressing something
- a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
- a roundabout expression
- Use of other words to describe a specific word or idea which cannot be remembered
- A circumlocution is a way of saying or writing something using more words than are necessary instead of being clear and direct. the practice of using too many words to express an idea, instead of saying it directly
- speaking around a point rather than getting to it, such as S T Coleridge's "twice five miles of fertile ground" in "Kubla Khan " Also known as periphrasis
- The use of indirect or roundabout language The use of more words than necessary as a means of avoiding a simple direct expression
- the use of indirect language or roundabout expressions; evasion in speech or writing See also: cledonism, periphrasis
- \sir-kum-lo-KYOO-shun\, noun: The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a periphrase
- {i} excessive wordiness, verbosity