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Definition of circumlocution noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

circumlocution

noun

NAmE//ˌsərkəmloʊˈkyuʃn//

[uncountable, countable] (formal)

using more words than are necessary, instead of speaking or writing in a clear, direct way

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circumlocutory

NAmE//ˌsərkəmˈlɑkyəˌtɔri//

adjectiveSee circumlocution in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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