Definition and Meanings for ambages
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Part of Speech of ambages
plural noun
Etymology of ambages
l. (usually in pl.); pref. ambi-, amb- + agere to drive: cf. f. ambage
Meaning of ambages
as plural noun
- a circuit; a winding. hence: circuitous way or proceeding; quibble; circumlocution; indirect mode of speech.
No synonyms for ambages
No antonyms for ambages
