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- [wur-dij]
- /ˈwɜr dɪdʒ/
- /wˈɜːdɪdʒ/
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- [wur-dij]
- /ˈwɜr dɪdʒ/
Definitions of wordage word
- noun wordage words collectively. 1
- noun wordage quantity or amount of words: The wordage of the document exceeds a million. 1
- noun wordage verbiage; wordiness. 1
- noun wordage choice of words; wording: His wordage betrayed his lack of knowledge on the subject. 1
- noun wordage words considered collectively, esp a quantity of words 0
- noun wordage words collectively, or the number of words (of a story, novel, etc.) 0
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Origin of wordage
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; word + -age
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Parts of speech for Wordage
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wordage popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for wordage
noun wordage
- eloquence — Fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.
- fluency — spoken or written with ease: fluent French.
- inflexion — modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
- inflection — modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
- intonation — the pattern or melody of pitch changes in connected speech, especially the pitch pattern of a sentence, which distinguishes kinds of sentences or speakers of different language cultures.
Antonyms for wordage
noun wordage
- conciseness — the quality of being concise.
- silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- standard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
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