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Circumvolution
Pronunciation : Cir`cum*vo*lu"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Circumvolve.]
Definition : 1. The act of rolling round; the state of being rolled.
2. A thing rolled round another. Arbuthnot.
3. A roundabout procedure; a circumlocution. He had neither time nor temper for sentimental circumvolutions. Beaconsfield.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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