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单词 ambage
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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) nambiguity
Thesaurus
Noun1.ambage - a style that involves indirect ways of expressing thingsambage - a style that involves indirect ways of expressing thingscircumlocution, periphrasisverboseness, verbosity - an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words

ambage


Related to ambage: circumlocutory
  • noun

Synonyms for ambage

noun a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

Synonyms

  • circumlocution
  • periphrasis

Related Words

  • verboseness
  • verbosity
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