circumlocution

Noun
  1. A style that involves indirect ways of expressing things (synset 107104571)
    is a type of: verboseness, verbosity - an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
    same as: ambage, periphrasis
  2. An indirect way of expressing something (synset 106774053)
    is a type of: equivocation, evasion - a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
    same as: indirect expression

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