circonlocution

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin circumlocūtiōnem. By surface analysis, circon- +‎ locution.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /siʁ.kɔ̃.lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃/
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Noun[edit]

circonlocution f (plural circonlocutions)

circumlocution

Further reading[edit]

“circonlocution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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