circumlocution
/ˌsəːkəmləˈkjuːʃ(ə)n/
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American sound/ˌsəːkəmləˈkjuːʃ(ə)n/
ˌsəːkəmləˈkjuːʃən
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- 4th syllable stress
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- Final -tion sounds like shun
ˌsəːkəmlə - ˈkjuːʃən -> circumlocution
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circumlocution /sɜ:kǝmlǝ'kju:ʃn/ n [U, C]
(fml usu derog )
ဝေ့လည်ကြောင်ပတ် ရှည်ရှည်ဝေးဝေးပြောခြင်း။ circumlocutory /sɜ:kǝm'lɒkjƱtǝri, sɜ:kǝmlǝ'kju:tǝri; US -'lɒkjǝtↄ:ri/ adj
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beating around the bushcircuitousnesscircumambagesconvolutednessdiffusenessdiscursivenesseuphemismgassinessindirect speechindirectnessobliquenessperiphraseperiphrasispleonasmprolixityroundaboutroundaboutnesstautologyverbal evasionverbalityverbiagewordinessconcisenessdirectnessstraightforwardnessterseness
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