circumlocution
Definition of abbreviation (noun) -
indirect or roundabout expressionPart of speech:
NounExample sentences with this word:
The man's speech contained so much circumlocution that I was unsure of the point he was trying to make.
The child made a long speech using circumlocution to avoid stating that it was she who had knocked over the lamp.
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