Circumlocution

n.

1.

The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a periphrase. the plain Billingsgate way of calling names . . . would save abundance of time lost by circumlocution. - Swift. Circumlocution office a term of ridicule for a governmental office where business is delayed by passing through the hands of different officials.

Noun	1.	circumlocution - a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things Synonyms: ambage, periphrasis
	2.	circumlocution - an indirect way of expressing something Synonyms: indirect expression

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