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Circumlocution

The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few indirect or roundabout language a periphrase...

The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea a roundabout or indirect way of speaking circumlocution...

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Expressing or expressed in more words than are necessary characterized by periphrase circumlocutory...

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