circumlocution
noun | /circumlocution/
the use of many words where fewer would do, often to be vague or evasive
circumlocution
noun | /circumlocution/
Advanced WordsHARDthe use of many words where fewer would do, often to be vague or evasive
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"The writer's circumlocution made the text unnecessarily complex."
"Avoid circumlocution in exam answers; be concise."
Mnemonic Trick
CIRCUMLOCUTION → CIRCUM (around) + LOCUTION (speech) — talking around the point.
Etymology
From Latin circumlocutio “speaking around.”
Used for unnecessarily wordy or evasive language.
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