1) Ambage 2) Circumbendibus 3) Periphrasis
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1) Ambage 2) Periphrasis 3) Verboseness 4) Verbosity
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Circumlocution (also called circumduction, circumvolution, periphrasis, or ambage) refers to an ambiguous or roundabout figure of speech. Ambiguity means information that can have multiple meanings. For example, governmental income support to poor residents might be referred to as `welfare`. Roundabout speech refers to using many words (such as .....
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speaking around a point rather than getting to it, such as S. T. Coleridge's 'twice five miles of fertile ground' in 'Kubla Khan.' Also known as periphrasis.
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• (n.) The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a periphrase.
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Finding another way to say something when the word you really wanted to say is unavailable to the speech production process as a result of anomia (1).
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Speaking around a point rather than getting to it, such as s. T. Coleridge's 'twice five miles of fe
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Cir`cum·lo·cu'tion noun [ Latin
circumlocutio , from
circumloqui ,
-locutus , to make use of circumlocution;
circum +
loqui to speak. See
Loquacious .] The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; ...
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n] - a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things 2. [n] - an indirect way of expressing something
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circumlocution 1. The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language. 2. Evasion in speech or writing instead of speaking or writing directly to the point. 3. A roundabout way of expressing oneself. 4. A roundabout or indirect way of speaking. 5. The use of more words than necessary to express an idea. 6. A description of a person who is ove...
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Circumlocution means “talking around” or “talking in circles.” It’s when you want to discuss something, but don’t want to make any direct reference to it, so you create a way to get around the subject. The key to circumlocution is that the statement has to be unnecessarily long and complicated.
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noun an indirect way of expressing something
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periphrasis noun a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
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a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea. · a roundabout expression.
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[SAT terms] an indirect way of expressing something
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an indirect way of expressing something
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an indirect way of expressing something
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