roundabout expression
1roundabout — 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 …
2circumlocution — 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… …
3circumlocution — 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 …
4circumlocution — 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… …
5circumlocution — /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),… …
6periphrasis — /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} …
7cir|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… …
8periphrase — n. Circumlocution, circuit of words, roundabout expression, periphrasis …
9circumlocution — 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… …
10ROBO1 — 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 =… …
