circumambages

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noun

Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions.

OriginEnglish ambages ← Latin circum- ← Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos) →
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Meanings

nouncircumambages pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyInstances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
  2. Latincircus
  3. Latincircum
  4. Latincircum-
  5. Englishcircum-
  6. Englishambages
  7. Englishcircumambages

From circum- + ambages.

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APA

circumambages. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumambages

MLA

“circumambages.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumambages. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumambages,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumambages.

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