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circumlocution

 (n): a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
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4 months ago geekmum said:

Circumlocution is one of my favorite words because... well... I love words. Why use one lonely word when you can have a word party? While the rest of the world casts a frown on redundancy, I shall instead celebrate it. The more the merrier, I say. (And I believe I might be in good company here.)

about 1 year ago oroboros said:

Euphemism is a kind of cousin-word, it strikes me...

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