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circumbendibus

[ sur-kuhm-ben-duh-buhs ]
/ ˌsɜr kəmˈbɛn də bəs /
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noun, plural cir·cum·bend·i·bus·es.Informal.
a roundabout way; circumlocution.
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Origin of circumbendibus

1675–85; circum- + bend1 + Latin -ibus ablative plural ending
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British Dictionary definitions for circumbendibus

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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