Circumlocution
noun
Indirect, roundabout speech
“The clerk answer was pure circumlocution, fifty words and no meaning.”
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What does circumlocution mean?
Commonly confused with
- NotBlunt and direct speech
- NotPerfect silence
- NotA written apology
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