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View synonyms for circumbendibus
circumbendibus
[ sur-kuhm-ben-duh-buhs ]
noun
, Informal.
, plural cir·cum·bend·i·bus·es.
- a roundabout way; circumlocution.
circumbendibus
/ ˌsɜːkəmˈbɛndɪbəs /
noun
- humorous.a circumlocution
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Word History and Origins
Origin of circumbendibus1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of circumbendibus1
C17: coined from circum- + bend 1, with a pseudo-Latin ending
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Example Sentences
And believe I will just fancy I see this place too; it sounds rather a "circumbendibus" for us this journey.
From Project Gutenberg
Reality has to be returned to, after this long circumbendibus, though Gavroche has it already.
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