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Definition of Indirections
1. indirection [n] - See also: indirection
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indirections
Literary usage of Indirections
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1807)
"But to return to our authoress, who, besides the above mentioned, gives indirections
for choosing all kinds offish, poultry, butchers' meat, and vegetables, ..."
2. A Study of Hamlet by John Conolly (1863)
"... and with assays of bias, By indirections find directions out; So, by my former
lecture and advice, Shall you my son: you have me, have you not ? ..."
3. The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare (1917)
"... and with assays of bias, By indirections find directions out: 50 by my former
lecture and advice Shall you my son. You have me, have you not? Rey. ..."
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