noun Download 🔗Share A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea. Examples : "Instead of directly saying he was late, John used a lot of circumlocution, explaining in detail about traffic, his alarm clock, and his neighbor's dog. " language communication style word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A roundabout expression. Examples : "Instead of saying "I don't like that," he used a circumlocution, explaining in great detail why the idea was not appealing to him. " language communication writing word linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
