wordage

[ wur-dij ]

noun

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: word:

   His wordage betrayed his lack of knowledge on the subject.

wordage

/ ˈwɜːdɪdʒ /

noun

1. words considered collectively, esp a quantity of words

Word History and Origins

Origin of wordage¹

First recorded in 1820–30; word + -age

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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