"circonlocution" meaning in French

See circonlocution in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /siʁ.kɔ̃.lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-circonlocution.wav Forms: circonlocutions [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin circumlocūtiōnem. By surface analysis, circon- + locution. Etymology templates: {{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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