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circumloquor.

to make use of circumlocution or periphrasis, circumlocute

12 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[kɪrˈkʊm.ɫɔ.kʷɔr]Classical-Latin[t͡ʃirˈkum.lo.kʷor]
  1. to make use of circumlocution or periphrasis, circumlocute

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum- Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *tlokʷetorder. Proto-Italic *tlokʷōr Latin loquor Latin circumloquor From circum- (“around, about”) + loquor (“to say, speak”).

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