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  • 31Brasch — Brạsch,   1) [bræʃ], Charles Orwell, neuseeländischer Lyriker und Literaturkritiker, * Dunedin 1909, ✝ Christchurch 20. 5. 1973; Gründer und Herausgeber (1947 72) der Zeitschrift »Landfall«. Hauptthema seiner Lyrik ist die Hassliebe zu… …

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  • 32ambages — n. pl. 1. Windings, turnings, sinuosities. 2. Circumlocution, periphrasis, verbosity, verbiage, wordiness, diffuseness, circuit of words. 3. Subterfuges, evasions, indirections, quirks, tortuous courses, devious ways …

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  • 33indirection — noun 1. indirect procedure or action (Freq. 1) he tried to find out by indirection • Hypernyms: ↑procedure, ↑process 2. deceitful action that is not straightforward he could see through the indirections of diplomats • Hypernyms …

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  • 34in|di|rec|tion — «IHN duh REHK shuhn, dy », noun. 1. a roundabout act, course, or method: »Thus do we…By indirections find directions out (Shakespeare). 2. deceitful or crooked dealing; dishonesty; deceit …

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