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periphrase

NOUN

circumlocution

Synonyms

STRONG

diffuseness discursiveness euphemism indirectness periphrasis pleonasm prolixity roundabout tautology verbiage wordiness

WEAK

beating around the bush circumambages gassiness verbal evasion verbality

Antonyms

STRONG

conciseness

WEAK

directness straightforwardness terseness

NOUN

verbiage

Synonyms

STRONG

circumlocution expansiveness floridity long-windedness loquacity periphrasis pleonasm prolixity redundancy tautology verbosity

Antonyms

WEAK

conciseness

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As a prefix or root-word, ĉirkaŭ has the signification of "encircling," as:—Ĉirkaŭfrazo = Periphrase, circumlocution.

From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by Cox, George

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