circumlocution, n.
(circumlocutions)
(circumlocutions)
an indirect way of expressing something
<noun.communication>
circumlocution indirect expression
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
<noun.communication>
ambage circumlocution periphrasis
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym