circumbendibus
[sur-kuh m-ben-duh-buh s]
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
Origin of circumbendibus
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And believe I will just fancy I see this place too; it sounds rather a "circumbendibus" for us this journey.
From Edinburgh to India & BurmahWilliam G. Burn Murdoch
circumbendibus
noun
Word Origin for circumbendibus
C17: coined from circum- + bend 1, with a pseudo-Latin ending
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