Circumlocution, which means a wordy way of speaking, comes from the latin for "round" (circum) as a prefix, and the latin word meaning "to speak" and that word is "locutus"
put some lotion on my circumlocution
antonym of circumlocution is : brevity or concisenesss
The word is Periphrasis....and is the same as 'circumlocution
"The father of one's father" is the circumlocution of "grandfather".
An ambage is an ambiguity in speech, or a circumlocution.
Due to his recent stroke, Mr. Carlson used circumlocution to mask his difficulty recalling the names of household appliances.
lol its hard
No, it is a fictive office.
The office of Circumlocution is featured in the novel "Little Dorrit" by Charles Dickens. It satirizes bureaucratic inefficiency and red tape in the government.
His admission came after years of circumlocution.
1. The king of the jungle (the lion) 2. The top of the world (Mt Everest) 3. The giant star (the sun) etc etc.
circular, circulate, circulation, circumnavigate, circumcision, circumlocution