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Circumlocution

//ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃən//

Synonyms for "circumlocution" (79 found)

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Informal (4)

Noun, verb, slang(3 words)

turn orbit orbiting

Adj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

General use (75)

Noun, verb(13 words)

wave speech turning metaphor excursion gyre crinkle torsion circling spiraling waving periphrase crinkling

Noun(49 words)

deviation periphrasis circulation convolution redundancy involution digression indirection simile tautology malapropism excursus circularity deviancy verbiage deviance figure of speech undulation circuitry deviousness

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Adj, noun, verb(4 words)

roundabout meandering twisting rounding

Adj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Name, noun, verb(2 words)

meander wheeling

Adj, noun(1 words)

Verb(1 words)

circummigration rivulation

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