Circumlocution Mnemonic
Explore definitions and mnemonics for circumlocution.
circumlocution
circumlocution
/ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃən/
Examples
- Euphemism is the use of circumlocution to avoid saying offensive words.
- The sentences are circumlocution.
- Certainly it avoids the equivocating circumlocution.
- Circumlocution counters the idea of an accessible encyclopedia.
- The ambiguities are reprehensible, the circumlocution in the matter annoying.
- But that is no reason to delude our readers with a deluge of circumlocution.
- Endless circumlocution on this talk page is a form of disruption.
- It was your careful circumlocution that I was trying to lampoon.
- They were poor quality, full of idiotic circumlocutions.
- Cledonism is the use of circumlocution to avoid saying unlucky words.
a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
noun
an indirect way of expressing something
noun
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"Circus + Loco + Lion. The circus has a crazy lion talking in roundabout ways."
"Cir-cum-lo-cu-tion. Circle come locate ocean, talking in circles to find the sea."
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