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circumlocution

noun

An indirect way of expressing something

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Word length
14
Starts with
C
Ends with
N
Contains
IR
Scrabble score
22

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noun

  1. An indirect way of expressing something

noun

  1. A style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

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