roundabout expression

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• roundabout — noun Brit. 1》 a road junction at which traffic moves in one direction round a central island to reach one of the roads converging on it. 2》 a large revolving device in a playground, for children to ride on.     ↘a merry go round. adjective 1》 (of …   English new terms dictionary

• circumlocution — circumlocutory /serr keuhm lok yeuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, circumlocutional, circumlocutionary, adj. /serr keuhm loh kyooh sheuhn/, n. 1. a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea. 2. a… …   Universalium

• circumlocution — noun /ˌsɜː(ɹ).kəm.ləˈkjuː.ʃn̩,sɹ̩kəmlowˈkjuʃn̩/ a) A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea. b) A roundabout expression. See also euphemism Syn: beat around the bush, periphrasis …   Wiktionary

• circumlocution — cir•cum•lo•cu•tion [[t]ˌsɜr kəm loʊˈkyu ʃən[/t]] n. 1) a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea 2) a roundabout expression • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L circumlocūtiō cir… …   From formal English to slang

• circumlocution — /sɜkəmləˈkjuʃən / (say serkuhmluh kyoohshuhn) noun 1. a roundabout way of speaking; the use of too many words. 2. a roundabout expression. {Latin circumlocūtio} –circumlocutory /sɜkəmˈlɒkjətəri/ (say serkuhm lokyuhtuhree), / tri/ (say tree),… …  

• periphrasis — /pəˈrɪfrəsəs/ (say puh rifruhsuhs) noun (plural periphrases /pəˈrɪfrəsiz/ (say puh rifruhseez)) 1. a roundabout way of speaking; circumlocution. 2. a roundabout expression. Also, periphrase /ˈpɛrifreɪz/ (say pereefrayz). {Latin, from Greek} …  

• cir|cum|lo|cu|tion — «SUR kuhm loh KYOO shuhn», noun. 1. the use of several or many words instead of one or a few; a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; periphrase: »The witness s account of the accident was so full of circumlocution that it was difficult to… …   Useful english dictionary

• periphrase — n. Circumlocution, circuit of words, roundabout expression, periphrasis …   New dictionary of synonyms

• circumlocution — n. 1 a a roundabout expression. b evasive talk. 2 the use of many words where fewer would do; verbosity. Derivatives: circumlocutional adj. circumlocutionary adj. circumlocutionist n. circumlocutory adj. Etymology: ME f. F circumlocution or L… …   Useful english dictionary

• ROBO1 — Roundabout, axon guidance receptor, homolog 1 (Drosophila), also known as ROBO1, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: ROBO1 roundabout, axon guidance receptor, homolog 1 (Drosophila)| url =… …   Wikipedia

• ROBO4 — Roundabout homolog 4, magic roundabout (Drosophila), also known as ROBO4, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: ROBO4 roundabout homolog 4, magic roundabout (Drosophila)| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene… …   Wikipedia