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ambage
am·bage A0241300 (ăm′bĭj)n. Archaic 1. often ambages Ambiguity.2. ambages Winding ways or indirect proceedings. [Back-formation from Middle English ambages, equivocation, from Latin ambāges : amb-, ambi-, around; see ambi- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.] am·ba′gious (ăm-bā′jəs) adj.ambage (ˈæmbɪdʒ) nambiguityThesaurusNoun | 1. | ambage - a style that involves indirect ways of expressing thingscircumlocution, periphrasisverboseness, verbosity - an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words |
ambage Related to ambage: circumlocutorySynonyms for ambagenoun a style that involves indirect ways of expressing thingsSynonyms- circumlocution
- periphrasis
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