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Circumlocution

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circumlocution periphrasis ambage

Definition: a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

circumlocution indirect expression

Definition: an indirect way of expressing something

Definition: A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; thus:

Definition: Unnecessary use of extra words to express an idea, such as a pleonastic phrase (sometimes driven by an attempt at emphatic clarity) or a wordy substitution (the latter driven by euphemistic intent, pedagogic intent, or sometimes loquaciousness alone).

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