[えんきょくほう, enkyokuhou] (n) euphemism; periphrasis; circumlocution[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Circumlocution \Cir`cum*lo*cu"tion\, n. [L. circumlocutio, fr.
circumloqui, -locutus, to make use of circumlocution; circum
+ loqui to speak. See {Loquacious}.]
The use of many words to express an idea that might be
expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a
periphrase.
[1913 Webster]
the plain Billingsgate way of calling names . . . would
save abundance of time lost by circumlocution. --Swift.
[1913 Webster]
{Circumlocution office}, a term of ridicule for a
governmental office where business is delayed by passing
through the hands of different officials.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
circumlocution
n 1: a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
[syn: {circumlocution}, {periphrasis}, {ambage}]
2: an indirect way of expressing something [syn:
{circumlocution}, {indirect expression}]
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