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— English words —

• circumlocution n. (Uncountable) A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; thus…
• circumlocution n. (Countable) An instance of such usage; a roundabout expression, whether an inadvisable one or a necessary one.

— English word, defined in French —

• circumlocution n. (Rhétorique) (Littéraire) Circonlocution.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• circumlocution s. (Linguistica) circonlocuzione.

15 English words from 2 English definitions

Countable expression inadvisable indirect instance necessary one roundabout speaking such thus Uncountable usage way whether

5 foreign words from 2 foreign definitions

Circonlocution circonlocuzione Linguistica Littéraire Rhétorique

9 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

circumlocutions circumlocutional circumlocutionary circumlocutionist circumlocutionize circumlocutionally circumlocutionists circumlocution␣office circumlocution␣offices

26 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

CIR cir. Cir. -cir- circ circum- cum Cum. cut cUTI ion Ion -ion IRC loc LoC LOC 'loc loc. locution tio Tio tion -tion UML UTI

22 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

col Col COL col- col. Col. -col- Colm cric ITU I-tu MUC NOI noit OIt OIT olm Ric RIC -ric TUC UCO

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

circumlocutions

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