Hypertext Webster Gateway: "indirection"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Indirection \In`di*rec"tion\, n. [Cf. F. indirection.]
Oblique course or means; dishonest practices; indirectness.
``By indirections find directions out.'' --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
indirection
n 1: indirect procedure or action; "he tried to find out by
indirection"
2: deceitful action that is not straightforward; "he could see
through the indirections of diplomats"
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