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circumlocution \sir-kuhm-loh-KYOO-shuhn\, noun:

The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language.

 

Circumlocution comes from Latin circumlocutio, circumlocution-, from circum, "around" + loquor, loqui, "to speak."

 

Dickens gave us the classic picture of official heartlessness: the government Circumlocution Office, burial ground of hope in "Little Dorrit."

-- "Balance of Hardships", New York Times, September 28, 1999

Comments

[gozarutchi.livejournal.com]

Hey, my favorite word of all time! However, this was posted by the old owner in February of 2007. XD;

Not like it's a bad thing. Just sayin'~. :3

[rainbow-yarn.livejournal.com]

Ehh, I knew I'd seen it somewhere. Still a good word.

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

I heart it. It always makes me think of Substitutiary Locomotion. It's so weird, so feared, yet wonderful to see.