circumbendibus

[ sur-kuhm-ben-duh-buhs ]
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noun,plural cir·cum·bend·i·bus·es.Informal.
  1. a roundabout way; circumlocution.

Origin of circumbendibus

1
1675–85; circum- + bend1 + Latin -ibus ablative plural ending

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circumbendibus

/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈbɛndɪbəs) /


noun
  1. jocular a circumlocution

Origin of circumbendibus

1
C17: coined from circum- + bend 1, with a pseudo-Latin ending

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