circumlocutio

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ψυχῆς ἀγαθῆς πατρὶς ὁ ξύμπας κόσμος → the whole universe is the fatherland of a good soul

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

circumlŏcūtĭo: ōnis, f. circumloquor,
I circumlocution, periphrasis, = περίφρασις, * Quint. 8, 6, 61; Gell. 3, 1, 5; Arn. 6, p. 210.