Circumlocution

British pronunciation/sˌɜːkəmləkjˈuːʃən/
American pronunciation/sˌɜːkəmləkjˈuːʃən/
Circumlocution
[NOMBRE]
1

circunloquio

the deliberate use of unnecessary words or phrases in an attempt to avoid addressing a topic directly
sinónimos : ambage
periphrasis
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2

rodeo

the use of an indirect expression to describe something
sinónimos : indirect expression
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Ejemplos
1So the argument has been there was this great kind of circumlocution, they found all kinds of words to use instead of slavery but bringing slavery into the Constitution, indeed enshrining slavery in the Constitution without actually using the word slavery.
2And otherwise, if we're if we go to these long circumlocutions to get around using these things, then then it takes a lot more lines and health messages gets longer and much harder to understand.
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