wordage

wordage
Synonyms and related words:
choice of words, composition, dialect, diction, expression, formulation, grammar, idiom, language, lexicon, lexis, locution, parlance, phrase, phraseology, phrasing, rhetoric, speech, stock of words, talk, thesaurus, usage, use of words, usus loquendi, verbalism, verbiage, vocabulary, wordhoard, wording, words

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  • wordage — index language, parlance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • wordage — [wʉr′dij] n. 1. words collectively, or the number of words (of a story, novel, etc.) 2. verbiage; wordiness 3. wording; diction …   English World dictionary

  • wordage — dij, dēj noun ( s) 1. a. : words keeps the music programs tied together with wordage Saul Carson b. : verbiage 1 all the lobby and meeting ro …   Useful english dictionary

  • wordage — /werr dij/, n. 1. words collectively. 2. quantity or amount of words: The wordage of the document exceeds a million. 3. verbiage; wordiness. 4. choice of words; wording: His wordage betrayed his lack of knowledge on the subject. [1820 30; WORD +… …   Universalium

  • wordage — noun Date: 1829 1. a. words b. verbiage 1 2. the number or quantity of words 3. wording …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wordage — noun a) words collectively b) the excessive use of words; verbiage …   Wiktionary

  • wordage — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Words or the use of words in excess of those needed for clarity or precision: diffuseness, diffusion, long windedness, pleonasm, prolixity, redundancy, verbiage, verboseness, verbosity, windiness, wordiness. See… …   English dictionary for students

  • wordage — n. words; quantity of words; wordiness; phraseology …   English contemporary dictionary

  • wordage — word·age …   English syllables

  • wordage — word•age [[t]ˈwɜr dɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) words collectively 2) quantity or amount of words 3) verbiage; wordiness 4) choice of words; wording • Etymology: 1820–30 …   From formal English to slang

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