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
Related terms
[edit]Latin
[edit]Participle
[edit]circumlocūte