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- Practice the English pronunciation of circumlocution with real speech in context.
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- (uncountable) A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; thus:
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (uncountable) A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; thus:
- (countable) An instance of such usage; a roundabout expression, whether an inadvisable one or a necessary one.
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