circumlocution
Kelime Anlamı :

1. dolaylama.
2. dolambaçlı yol.
3. gereksiz kelimeler kullanma.
4. laf kalabalığı.
5. asılsız sözcükler kullanma.
6. kaçamak konuşma.
7. geçiştirme.
8. dolambaçlı yoldan konuşma.
9. circumlocutory dolambaclı söz gibi.
10. dolambaçlı söz.
Tanımlar :
1. the use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.
2. evasion in speech or writing.
3. A roundabout expression.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
2. A roundabout expression. see also euphemism
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. the use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a periphrase.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
2. an indirect way of expressing something
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.