CIRCUMLOCUTION

(noun) an indirect way of expressing something
synonyms : indirect expression
His speech was full of circumlocutions. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
synonyms : ambage , periphrasis
Her circumlocutions were becoming tedious. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for circumlocution

(Tag: ) circumlocution -> circle + locution (loqui means to speak), speaking vaguely so as to avoid the topic.
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(Tag: Hindi) in short ..ghuma fira kar bolna ;)
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(Tag: ) CIRCUM means circular..not straight..ghuma fira kar... and LOCUT .. means to talk ( as in locquacious:talkative) so... CIRCUMLOCUTION.. ghuma fira kar bolna :)
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(Tag: ) circum (circumference of a circle) + locution (elocution or to talk) meaning...to talk indirectly... in tamil we say it as touching the nose from behind the head
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