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circumlocution

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(n.) a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; not to the point;
The man's speech contained so much circumlocution that I was unsure of the point he was trying to make.
The child made a long speech using circumlocution to avoid stating that it was she who had knocked over the lamp.

Front	circumlocution
Back	(n.) a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; not to the point; The man's speech contained so much circumlocution that I was unsure of the point he was trying to make. The child made a long speech using circumlocution to avoid stating that it was she who had knocked over the lamp.

Circumlocution Speech N Roundabout Indirect Speaking Point Man's