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Circumlocution (also called circumduction, circumvolution, periphrasis, kenning or ambage) is a phrase that circles around a specific idea with multiple words rather than directly evoking it with fewer and apter words.
Kiertoilmaus (tai kiertoilmaisu), eufemismi tai perifraasi on jyrkkien ja epämiellyttävien ilmaisujen sijasta käytetty usein peittelevä tai kaunisteleva sana tai sanaliitto.
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