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circumlocutional

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cir-cum-lo-cu-tion-al
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to circumlocution: circumlocutionary.

Etymology

From circumlocution + -al.

Inflected Forms

more circumlocutional (comparative) most circumlocutional (superlative)

Derived Forms

circumlocutionally

Questions

What does circumlocutional mean?
Of or relating to circumlocution: circumlocutionary.
Where does circumlocutional come from?
From circumlocution + -al.

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