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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin circumlocūtiōnem. By surface analysis, circon- + locution.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siʁ.kɔ̃.lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃/
Noun
circonlocution f (plural circonlocutions)
- circumlocution
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