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A leading about; circumlocution.

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  1. n. A leading about; circumlocution.
  2. n. An annulling; cancellation.
  3. n. The rotation of a limb round an imaginary axis, so as to describe a concial surface.
  4. n. a circular movement of a limb or eye
  5. 1. A leading about; circumlocution. [R.] Hooker. 2. An annulling; cancellation. [R.] Ayliffe. 3. (Phisiol.) The rotation of a limb round an imaginary axis, so as to describe a concial surface.
  6. The rotation of a limb round an imaginary axis, so as todescribe a concial surface.
  7. n a circular movement of a limb or eye