CIRCUMAMBAGES
\sˈɜːkəmˌambɪd͡ʒɪz], \sˈɜːkəmˌambɪdʒɪz], \s_ˈɜː_k_ə_m_ˌa_m_b_ɪ_dʒ_ɪ_z]\
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s[.e]r-kum-am'baj-ez, n.pl. roundabout ways of speech.--adj. CIRCUMAMB[=A]'GIOUS, roundabout in speech.--ns. CIRCUMAM'BIENCE, CIRCUMAM'BIENCY.--adj. CIRCUMAM'BIENT, going round about.--n. CIRCUMBEN'DIBUS, a roundabout method or course: a circumlocution. [L. circum, about, amb[=i]re, to go round.]
By Thomas Davidson
