circumlocution — See locution. See locution, circumlocution … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
locution — See locution, circumlocution … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
circumlocution — (n.) c.1400, from L. circumlocutionem (nom. circumlocutio; a loan translation of Gk. periphrasis) speaking around (the topic), from circum around (see CIRCUM (Cf. circum )) + locutionem (nom. locutio) a speaking, from stem of loqui to speak (see … Etymology dictionary
circumlocution — [sʉr΄kəmlō kyo͞o′shən] n. [ME circumlocucioun < L circumlocutio: see CIRCUM & LOCUTION] 1. a roundabout, indirect, or lengthy way of expressing something; periphrasis 2. an instance of this circumlocutory [sʉr΄kəmläk′yə tôr΄ē] adj … English World dictionary
circumlocution — circumlocutory /serr keuhm lok yeuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, circumlocutional, circumlocutionary, adj. /serr keuhm loh kyooh sheuhn/, n. 1. a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea. 2. a… … Universalium
circumlocution — n. 1 a a roundabout expression. b evasive talk. 2 the use of many words where fewer would do; verbosity. Derivatives: circumlocutional adj. circumlocutionary adj. circumlocutionist n. circumlocutory adj. Etymology: ME f. F circumlocution or L… … Useful english dictionary
Figure of speech — A figure of speech, sometimes termed a rhetoric, or locution, is a word or phrase that departs from straightforward, literal language. Figures of speech are often used and crafted for emphasis, freshness of expression, or clarity. However,… … Wikipedia
tolkʷ- — To speak. Metathesized form *tlokʷ . locution, loquacious; allocution, circumlocution, colloquium, colloquy, elocution, grandiloquence, interlocution, magniloquent, obloquy … Universalium
speech — Synonyms and related words: ESP, address, after dinner speech, alliteration, allocution, allusion, anacoluthon, anadiplosis, analogy, anaphora, anastrophe, answer, answering, antiphrasis, antithesis, antonomasia, apophasis, aporia, aposiopesis,… … Moby Thesaurus
verbiage — Synonyms and related words: choice of words, circumambages, circumbendibus, circumlocution, cloud of words, composition, dialect, diction, expansiveness, expression, floridity, floridness, flow of words, flux of words, formulation, grammar, idiom … Moby Thesaurus
