verbiage

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Synonyms

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From French verbiage

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• (UK) IPA: /ˈvɜː(ɹ).bi.ɪdʒ/, SAMPA: /"v3:(r).bi.IdZ/

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verbiage (plural verbiages)

1. Overabundance of words
2. (US) The manner in which something is expressed in words;

   use concise military verbiage- G.S. Patton

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[edit] French

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From Middle French verbier

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• IPA: /vɛʁbjaʒ/

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verbiage m.

1. Verbiage

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• (colloquial) blablabla