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circumlocution

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circumlocution

Summary

circumlocution is a stylistic device[1]. circumlocution draws 545 Wikipedia views per month (stylistic_device category, ranking #48 of 107).[2]

Key Facts

  • circumlocution's instance of is recorded as stylistic device[3].
  • circumlocution is a type of stylistic device[4].
  • circumlocution's said to be the same as is recorded as periphrasis[5].
  • circumlocution's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Paraphrases[6].
  • circumlocution's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • circumlocution's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[8].
  • circumlocution's different from is recorded as paraphrase[9].

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Definition and Type

circumlocution's instance of is recorded as stylistic device[3]. circumlocution is a type of stylistic device[4].

Why It Matters

circumlocution draws 545 Wikipedia views per month (stylistic_device category, ranking #48 of 107).[2] circumlocution has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] circumlocution is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . euskaltzaindia.eus. Retrieved . euskaltzaindia.eus. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_circumlocution_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{circumlocution}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/circumlocution}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → periphrasis
    Instance of → stylistic device
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007539945905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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