"circonlocution" meaning in All languages combined

See circonlocution on Wiktionary

Noun [French]

IPA: /siʁ.kɔ̃.lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-circonlocution.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: circonlocutions [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin circumlocūtiōnem. By surface analysis, circon- + locution. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|la:circumlocūtiō<alt:circumlocūtiōnem>}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "circumlocūtiōnem", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circumlocūtiō", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "circonlocution", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="circonlocution">, {{bor+|fr|la|circumlocūtiō|circumlocūtiōnem}} Borrowed from Latin circumlocūtiōnem, {{surf|fr|circon-|locution}} By surface analysis, circon- + locution Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} circonlocution f (plural circonlocutions)
  1. circumlocution Tags: feminine

Inflected forms

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