circuities

circuities
n. roundabout quality, circuitous manner

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • circuity — /seuhr kyooh i tee/, n., pl. circuities. circuitous quality or roundabout character. [1535 45; CIRCUIT + Y3] * * * …   Universalium

  • circuity — [sər kyo͞o′ə tē] n. pl. circuities [OFr circuité < L circuitus] the quality or state of being circuitous; devious procedure; indirection …   English World dictionary

  • cir|cu|i|ty — «suhr KYOO uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. circuitous quality. 2. a roundabout manner of moving or acting: »The correspondence must involve circuities (Thomas Jefferson) …   Useful english dictionary

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