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Noun

IPA /ˈsʌbtəfjuːdʒ/

A concealed or deceptive method used to achieve an aim.

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The comedy's plot depends on a series of disguises and subterfuges.

Noun

IPA /ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃn/

An indirect and unnecessarily wordy way of saying something.

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After much circumlocution, he finally admitted that he had lost the key.

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