ADN

Circumlocution

Pronunciation: \sir-kuhm-loh-KYOO-shuhn\

Function: Noun

1. The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language.

Etymology: Circumlocution comes from Latin circumlocutio, circumlocution-, from circum, "around" + loquor, loqui, "to speak."

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Tacit

Pronunciation: \TAS-it\

Function: adjective

1. Implied or understood without being openly expressed
2. Saying nothing; silent

Etymology: c 1575, from French tacite, from Latin tacitus "that is passed over in silence, done without words, assumed, silent," from tacere "to be silent," from Proto Indo-European base *tak- "to be silent."