circumbendibus

[sur-kuh m-ben-duh-buh s]

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noun, plural cir·cum·bend·i·bus·es. Informal.

a roundabout way; circumlocution.

Origin of circumbendibus

1675–85; circum- + bend¹ + Latin -ibus ablative plural ending

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Related Words for circumbendibus

deviation, diversion, fork, branch, circumvention, bypass, divergence, crotch, circuit, substitute, byway, bypath, circumnavigation, circumbendibus, runaround

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Historical Examples of circumbendibus

And believe I will just fancy I see this place too; it sounds rather a "circumbendibus" for us this journey.
From Edinburgh to India & Burmah
William G. Burn Murdoch

British Dictionary definitions for circumbendibus

circumbendibus

noun

jocular a circumlocution

Word Origin for circumbendibus

C17: coined from circum- + bend 1, with a pseudo-Latin ending

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