circumlocution
noun/ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃn/
/ˌsɜːrkəmləˈkjuːʃn/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- the use of more words than are necessary, instead of speaking or writing in a clear, direct wayTopics Languagec2Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin circumlocutio(n-) (translating Greek periphrasis), from circum ‘around’ + locutio(n-) from loqui ‘speak’.
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