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The answer AMBAGES has 2 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of ambages in various dictionaries:
noun - (archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action
noun - a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
noun - a winding path
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'Without more -, Sir, I have ... consented to marry him.' (Aphra Behn) |
Delays a doctor a long time |
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May 6 2005 The Times - Cryptic |
Nov 15 2002 The Times - Specialist |
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(archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action |
Indirect or roundabout ways of talking circumlocution. |
Indirect or roundabout routes or directions. |
Ambages might refer to |
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Circumlocution (also called circumduction, circumvolution, periphrasis, kenning or ambage) is a phrase that circles around a specific idea with multiple words rather than directly evoking it with fewer and apter words. It is sometimes necessary in communication (for example, to avoid lexical gaps that would cause untranslatability), but it can also be undesirable (when an uncommon or easily misunderstood figure of speech is used). Roundabout speech is the use of many words to describe something that already has a common and concise term (for example, saying "a tool used for cutting things such as paper and hair" instead of "scissors"). Most dictionaries use circumlocution to define words. Circumlocution is often used by people with aphasia and people learning a new language, where simple terms can be paraphrased to aid learning or communication (for example, paraphrasing the word "grandfather" as "the father of one's father"). Euphemism, innuendo and equivocation are different forms of |