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Meanings of circumlocution in inglês

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перифраз
português
perifrase
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perífrasi
espanhol
circunloquio

Ambiguous or roundabout figure of speech.

Related terms
perifrase
português
circunlóquio
catalão
circumlocució

An indirect way of expressing something.

circunlóquio
Usage of circumlocution in inglês
1
Pope dislikes a simple term and loves a circumlocution and an abstraction.
Halleck's New English Literature
2
He defined the nature and crime of treason with elaboration and circumlocution.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance
3
The first is that it uses circumlocution rather than short straight speech.
On the Art of Writing / Lectures delivered in the University of ...
4
So without circumlocution she went and offered to take the sinking child.
Mary Barton
5
All your circumlocution and your fine words are simply an additional insult.
The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2)
6
Ritchie plunged into circumlocution at once, but she very soon stopped him.
Within the Tides: Tales
7
No more circumlocution; no more doubtful playing of the game with this woman.
The Millionaire Baby
8
The Koran resorts to no euphemism or circumlocution in declaring it.
Oriental Religions and Christianity / A Course of Lectures Deliv...
9
The usual techniques of flattery, euphemism, and circumlocution won't work here.
The sealed letter
10
His talk was simple, natural, and direct, never dropping into circumlocution nor elocution.
Yesterdays with Authors
11
There was no needless repetition of tiresome circumlocution in his composition.
The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 12
12
Let us throw aside circumlocution, and at once give account of the incident.
Gaspar the Gaucho: A Story of the Gran Chaco
13
He had determined to cast prudence and circumlocution to the winds.
Taken Alive
14
The use of a French word saved him a long circumlocution.
Rashi
15
An outburst of frankness often accomplishes more than the politest circumlocution.
Sophisms of the Protectionists
16
I know you well, and I have spoken out without concealment or circumlocution.
Poor Relations
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Circumlocution through the time
Circumlocution across language varieties
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