wordage

[ wur-dij ]
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noun
  1. words collectively.

  2. quantity or amount of words: The wordage of the document exceeds a million.

  1. verbiage; wordiness.

  2. choice of words; wording: His wordage betrayed his lack of knowledge on the subject.

Origin of wordage

1
First recorded in 1820–30; word + -age

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How to use wordage in a sentence

  • Thoughts had to be completely and clearly detailed, then phrased into normal, basic wordage before he would acknowledge them.

    Final Weapon | Everett B. Cole

British Dictionary definitions for wordage

wordage

/ (ˈwɜːdɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. words considered collectively, esp a quantity of words

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