Etymology

circumlocutional

Today it means: Of or relating to circumlocution: circumlocutionary. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English circumlocution
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  1. Englishcircumlocution
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. English todaycircumlocutional

From circumlocution + -al.

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