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circumlocutorily

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cir·cum·lo·cu·tion   (sûr'kəm-lō-kyōō'shən)   
n.  

  1. The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.

  2. Evasion in speech or writing.

  3. A roundabout expression.


[Middle English circumlocucioun, from Latin circumlocūtiō, circumlocūtiōn-, from circumlocūtus, past participle of circumloquī : circum-, circum- + loquī, to speak; see tolkw- in Indo-European roots.]
cir'cum·loc'u·to'ri·ly (-lŏk'yə-tôr'ə-lē, -tōr'-) adv., cir'cum·loc'u·to'ry (-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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