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wordage
word·age W0218700 (wûr′dĭj)n.1. Words considered as a group, or the manner in which words are used: "He stammered indistinctly, searching for the correct wordage" (Tom Robbins).2. The number of words used, as in a novel: Is the author's payment based on total wordage?wordage (ˈwɜːdɪdʒ) n (Linguistics) words considered collectively, esp a quantity of wordsword•age (ˈwɜr dɪdʒ)
n. 1. words collectively. 2. quantity or amount of words. 3. verbiage; wordiness. 4. choice of words; wording. [1820–30] Thesauruswordagenoun1. 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.2. Choice of words and the way in which they are used:diction, parlance, phrase, phraseology, phrasing, verbalism, wording.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeWordwordage
Related to wordage: incapacitatedSynonyms for wordagenoun words or the use of words in excess of those needed for clarity or precisionSynonyms- diffuseness
- diffusion
- long-windedness
- pleonasm
- prolixity
- redundancy
- verbiage
- verboseness
- verbosity
- windiness
- wordiness
noun choice of words and the way in which they are usedSynonyms- diction
- parlance
- phrase
- phraseology
- phrasing
- verbalism
- wording
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