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ambages.

Indirect or roundabout ways of talking; circumlocution.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈam.bɪ.d͡ʒɪz/UK
  1. Indirect or roundabout ways of talking; circumlocution.

    archaic · plural · plural-only
  2. Indirect or roundabout routes or directions.

    archaic · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

From Middle English ambages, from Old French ambages (modern French ambages), from Latin ambāges, from ambi- + agere (“to drive”).

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