circumlocute
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from circumlocution.
Verb[edit]
circumlocute (third-person singular simple present circumlocutes, present participle circumlocuting, simple past and past participle circumlocuted)
- To use circumlocution.
- Coordinate terms: beat around the bush, hem and haw
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Latin[edit]
Participle[edit]
circumlocūte