circumlocution -> circle + locution (loqui means to speak), speaking vaguely so as to avoid the topic.
in short ..ghuma fira kar bolna ;)
CIRCUM means circular..not straight..ghuma fira kar...
and LOCUT .. means to talk ( as in locquacious:talkative)
so... CIRCUMLOCUTION.. ghuma fira kar bolna :)
circum (circumference of a circle) + locution (elocution or to talk)
meaning...to talk indirectly...
in tamil we say it as touching the nose from behind the head
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