verbiage
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French verbiage
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[edit] Noun
verbiage (plural verbiages)
- Overabundance of words
- (US) The manner in which something is expressed in words;
- use concise military verbiage- G.S. Patton Usage note: because of the pejorative connotation of the primary definition of "verbiage" it is preferred to use "diction," "phrasing," etc. to describe the manner in which something is expressed in words.
[edit] Translations
overabundance of words
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From Middle French verbier
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /vɛʁbjaʒ/
[edit] Noun
verbiage m.
[edit] Synonyms
- (colloquial) blablabla