Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A circumlocution.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. rare Ambiguity of speech; equivocation.
Examples
“- found or occuring throughout the world amphilogism”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘amphilogism’.
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Logolepsy
"Luciferous Logolepsy is a collection of over 9,000 obscure English words. Though the definition of an 'English' word might seem to be straightforward, it is not. There exist so many adopted, deriv...
Anschauung, Areopagus, Argus, Briarean, Dei gratia, Dei judicium, Deo volente, Duecento, Foehn, Geflugelte Worte, Gegenschein, Hakenkreuz and 9230 more...
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jmjarmstrong's list
Words that I used to know.
geloscopy, hunker, willy nilly, harum scarum, whacko, meh, nork, misunderestimate, atrabiliousness, luftmensch, auxanometer, hyperhedonia and 1948 more...
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Circumlocution
The use of unnecessarily wordy or indirect language.
periphrasis, cledonism, euphemism, amphilogism, equivocation, circumlocution, periphrase, ambage, hendiadys, hendiatris, tautology, overstate and 17 more...
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jmjarmstrong JM knows that amphilogism runs rings around straight talking Oct 26, 2010