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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1513
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Circumlocutioun, n. [e.m.E. (c 1510), L. circumlocūtio.] Round-about language. — 1513 Doug. i. Prol. 386.
To fynd different proper termys twane, And tharto put circumlocutioun nane
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