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Convoluted
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| to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot or study |
| a public court assembly, held in the early afternoon; a reception, usually in someone's honor |
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verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to coil up; form into a twisted shape.
adjective
2.
rolled up together or with one part over another.
3.
Botany. coiled up longitudinally so that one margin is within the coil and the other without, as the petals of cotton.
Origin:
1690–1700; < Latin convolūtus rolled up, equivalent to convolū- (stem of convolvere to convolve) + -tus past participle suffix
1690–1700; < Latin convolūtus rolled up, equivalent to convolū- (stem of convolvere to convolve) + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
con·vo·lute·ly, adverb
sub·con·vo·lute, adjective
sub·con·vo·lute·ly, adverb
un·con·vo·lute, adjective
un·con·vo·lute·ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History
convoluted
1811, pp. adj. from verb convolute (1690s), from L. convolut-, pp. stem of convolvere (see convolution). Fr. has convoluté (18c.), in form a pp. adj., without the verb.
EXPANDconvolute
1794, from L. convolutus, pp. of convolvere (see convolution). The noun meaning "something convoluted" is from 1846.
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