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circumambages

noun

Etymology

From circum- + ambages.

  1. derived from ambāges
  2. derived from ambages
  3. inherited from ambages
  4. formed as circumambages — “circum- + ambages”

Definitions

  1. Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing

    Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for circumambages. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA