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- [vur-bee-ij]
- /ˈvɜr bi ɪdʒ/
- /ˈvɜː.bi.ɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vur-bee-ij]
- /ˈvɜr bi ɪdʒ/
Definitions of verbiage word
- noun verbiage overabundance or superfluity of words, as in writing or speech; wordiness; verbosity. 1
- noun verbiage manner or style of expressing something in words; wording: a manual of official verbiage. 1
- noun verbiage use of words 1
- noun verbiage excessive wordiness 1
- uncountable noun verbiage If you refer to someone's speech or writing as verbiage, you are critical of them because they use too many words, which makes their speech or writing difficult to understand. 0
- noun verbiage the excessive and often meaningless use of words; verbosity 0
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Origin of verbiage
First appearance:
before 1715 One of the 49% newest English words
1715-25; < French, equivalent to Middle French verbi(er) to gabble + -age -age
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Parts of speech for Verbiage
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
verbiage popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
verbiage usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for verbiage
noun verbiage
- by-word — a word or phrase associated with some person or thing; a characteristic expression, typical greeting, or the like.
- chestnut — A chestnut or chestnut tree is a tall tree with broad leaves.
- circumlocution — A circumlocution is a way of saying or writing something using more words than are necessary instead of being clear and direct.
- command language — the language used to access a computer system
- corn — Corn is used to refer to crops such as wheat and barley. It can also be used to refer to the seeds from these plants.
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