wording (n)
diction (n)
phrasing (n)
phraseology (n)
choice of words (n)
verbiage (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def the manner in which something is expressed in words
examples use concise military verbiage G.S.Patton
Outgoing links
Hypernym formulation, expression
Derivationally related form phrasing → phrase
Derivationally related form wording → word
Hyponym mot juste; verbalization, verbalisation
Incoming links
Hyponym formulation, expression
Hypernym mot juste; verbalization, verbalisation
Derivationally related form phrase → phrasing
Derivationally related form word → wording

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