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circumbendibi

circumbendibi is the plural of circumbendibus.

Meaning of circumbendibus

Noun

circumbendibus (plural circumbendibuses or circumbendibi)

  1. (humorous, often) A roundabout route or process
    • If, as Coleridge says, “a knave is a fool with a circumbendibus,” then by instructing the knave you do but make the circumbendibus a wider one.1899, Herbert Spencer, Social Statics; Or, the Conditions Essential to Human Happiness Specified, and the First of Them Developed, D. Appleton and company, page 383
  2. (humorous, often) A roundabout, indirect, or confusing manner of speech or writing

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Questions about circumbendibi

What is circumbendibi the plural of?
Circumbendibi is the plural of circumbendibus.

Words near circumbendibi in the dictionary

  1. circumaviations
  2. circumaviator
  3. circumaxial
  4. circumaxially
  5. circumaxile
  6. circumbendibi
  7. circumbendibus
  8. circumbendibuses
  9. circumbenzene
  10. circumbenzenes
  11. circumbinary

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