noun
Meaning 1
Words collectively, considered in a mass sense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- Near-synonym: language
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: language
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
wordage
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Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
The excessive use of words.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wordiness, verbiage, circumlocution
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The number of words used in a text: synonym of word count.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
The choice of words used: word choice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- Near-synonyms: phrasing; terminology; phraseology
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: verbiage, wording, diction, phrasing, terminology, phraseology
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English word Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English wordage From word + -age.