Word: circumlocutions
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cir
cum
lo
cu
tions
Definition: Plural of circumlocution; a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
Morphemes:
Affix: circum-
Language: en
Meaning: around
Etymology Compounds: Affix: circum-
Language: la
Decoded: circum-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: circum- (round, about)
Affix: locution
Language: en
Meaning: talk
Etymology Compounds: Affix: loquor
Language: la
Decoded: loquor
Meaning: I say, speak
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
Meaning: -tion
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).