ambage meaning

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ambage (noun): a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things.

Definition of ambage

  1. a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

    Synonyms: circumlocution, periphrasis

    Type of: verboseness

    Related forms: ambagious

Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AM · words ending in GE · 6-letter words

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