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circumlocution

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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsɜː^rkəmləʊˈkjuːʃ^ən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌsɝkəmloʊˈkjuʃən/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sûr′kəm lō kyo̅o̅′shən)

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circumlocution
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periphrasis, verbal evasion, redundancy , rambling , wordiness, evasion, indirectness, roundabout speech, deviation , talking off the subject, going off-topic, digression, tortuousness, beating around the bush (slang)

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