circumlocution

circumlocution englannista suomeksi

1. kiertely

2. kiertoilmaus

0. Substantiivi

1. kiertely, jaarittelu, pyörittely

2. kiertoilmaus

circumlocution englanniksi

1. A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; thus:

2. Unnecessary use of extra words to express an idea, such as a pleonastic phrase (sometimes driven by an attempt at emphatic clarity) or a wordy substitution (the latter driven by euphemistic intent, pedagogic intent, or sometimes loquaciousness alone).

3. Necessary use of a phrase to circumvent either a vocabulary fault (of speaker or listener) or a (w), either monolingually or in translation.

4. (quote-book )

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5. An instance of such usage; a roundabout expression, whether an inadvisable one or a necessary one.