SAT Vocabulary Circumlocution

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	circumlocution Definition: using more words than necessary to express an idea Synonym: evasion
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	External definitions: cir·cum·lo·cu·tion k m-l -ky sh n) n. 1. The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language. 2. Evasion in speech or writing. 3. A roundabout expression. [Middle English `circumlocucioun`, from Latin `circumloc ti` `, circumloc ti n-`, from `circumloc tus`, past participle of `circumloqu` : `circum-`, circum- + `loqu`, to speak ; see `tolk ^w-` in Indo-European roots]. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. cir cum·loc u·to ri·ly (-l k y -tôr -l , -t r -) adv. cir cum·loc u·to ry , -t r ) adj.