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cir•cum•bend•i•bus
(sûr′kəm ben′də bəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bus•es. [Informal.]
- Informal Termsa roundabout way;
circumlocution.
- circum- + bend1 + Latin -ibus ablative plural ending 1675–85