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circonlocuzione — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • circumstance noun A fact or condition connected to an event, which affects how it happens or is understood.

Senses

circonlocuzione is used for these senses in English:

  • circumbendibus (often, humorous) A roundabout, indirect, or confusing manner of speech or writing
  • circumlocution (countable) An instance of such usage; a roundabout expression, whether an inadvisable one or a necessary one.
  • circumstance (archaic) Evasive or indirect language; circumlocution.

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