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circumbendibus

[ sur-kuh m-ben-duh-buh s ]
/ ˌsɜr kəmˈbɛn də bəs /
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noun, plural cir·cum·bend·i·bus·es. Informal.

a roundabout way; circumlocution.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

circum., circumambient, circumambulate, circumanal gland, circumbasal, circumbendibus, circumcenter, circumcircle, circumcise, circumcision, circumcolumnar

Origin of circumbendibus

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

/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈbɛndɪbəs) /

noun

jocular a circumlocution

Word Origin for circumbendibus

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