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circumambages

circumambages noun: instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions.

Noun

circumambages pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions.

Origin of circumambages

From circum- + ambages.

Words formed from circumambages

Questions about circumambages

What does circumambages mean?
Circumambages means instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions.
What part of speech is circumambages?
Circumambages is a noun.

Words near circumambages in the dictionary

  1. circumadjacent
  2. circumagitate
  3. circumagitated
  4. circumagitates
  5. circumagitating
  6. circumambages
  7. circumambagious
  8. circumambiance
  9. circumambiances
  10. circumambience
  11. circumambiences

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