circumbendibus
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circumbendibus
- /sɝkm̩ˈbɛndɪbəs/
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* From Latin circum (“round about”) (compare English circum-) + English bend + Latin -ibus
adjective more circumbendibus · most circumbendibus
- indirect or roundabout “We’re all circumbendibus, / Wherever we may be, / We’re all circumbendibus, / On land or on sea. / Rich or poor or middling, / Wherever we are found, / We’re all circumbendibus, / We’re all going round.”
noun circumbendibuses · circumbendibi
- A roundabout route or process If, as Coleridge says, “a knave is a fool with a circumbendibus,” then by instructing the knave you do but make the circumbendibus a wider one.
- A roundabout, indirect, or confusing manner of speech or writing
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noun a roundabout or confusing manner
| Español | rodeo, circunloquio |
|---|---|
| Français | circonlocution, galimatias, cultismegongorisme, préciosité |
| Deutsch | Umschweif |
| Italiano | circonlocuzione |
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title = {circumbendibus},
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