06761342-n 'an indirect way of expressing something';
 
Czech opis
Chinese (simplified) 迂回 累赘 的 陈述 , 婉转 曲折 的 说法 , 婉转 的 说法 , 婉转曲折的说法 , 迂回累赘的陈述 , 婉转的说法
English circumlocution ( ⊳ ) , indirect expression
Italian circonlocuzione
Japanese 遠回し
Definitions
Japanese
何かを表現する遠まわしなやり方
English
an indirect way of expressing something
Relations
Hypernym: evasion
Semantic Field: communicationn
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