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Definitions of circumambages word
- noun plural circumambages round-about methods 3
- noun plural circumambages circuitous speech 3
- noun circumambages Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions. 1
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Parts of speech for Circumambages
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
circumambages popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for circumambages
noun circumambages
- indirect speech — Indirect speech is speech which tells you what someone said, but does not use the person's actual words: for example, 'They said you didn't like it', 'I asked him what his plans were', and 'Citizens complained about the smoke'.
- diffuseness — to pour out and spread, as a fluid.
- discursiveness — passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
- indirectness — not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout: an indirect course in sailing.
- periphrasis — the use of an unnecessarily long or roundabout form of expression; circumlocution.
Antonyms for circumambages
noun circumambages
- conciseness — the quality of being concise.
- directness — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- straightforwardness — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
- terseness — neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
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