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    circumlocution

    circumlocution - 365bet中国官方网站 definition and meaning for word circumlocution

    Definition
    (noun) a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
    Synonyms : ambage , periphrasis
    Definition
    (noun) an indirect way of expressing something
    Synonyms : indirect expression
  •    Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for circumlocution

    circumlocution -> circle + locution (loqui means to speak), speaking vaguely so as to avoid the topic.

    in short ..ghuma fira kar bolna ;)

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    CIRCUM means circular..not straight..ghuma fira kar... and LOCUT .. means to talk ( as in locquacious:talkative) so... CIRCUMLOCUTION.. ghuma fira kar bolna :)

    circum (circumference of a circle) + locution (elocution or to talk) meaning...to talk indirectly... in tamil we say it as touching the nose from behind the head

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