ambages

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Indirect or roundabout ways of talking; circumlocution.
  2. Indirect or roundabout routes or directions.

Pronunciation

/ˈam.bɪ.d͡ʒɪz/

Word forms

ambages

Etymology

From Middle English ambages, from Old French ambages (modern French ambages), from Latin ambāges, from ambi- + agere (“to drive”).

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