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wording

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word·ing  (wûrdng)
n.
The act or style of expressing in words.
wording
Noun
the way in which words are used to express something: the exact wording of the regulation has still not been worked out
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wording - the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton
choice of words, phraseology, phrasing, verbiage, diction
formulation, expression - the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
mot juste - the appropriate word or expression
verbalisation, verbalization - the words that are spoken in the activity of verbalization
wording
noun phraseology, words, language, phrasing, terminology, choice of words, mode of expression
Translations
wording [ˈwəːdɪŋ] n → redacción f
wording [ˈwəːdɪŋ] word n → termes mpl, langage m;
(of document) → libellé m
wording [ˈwəːdɪŋ] word n [of message, contract etc] → Wortlaut m, Formulierung f
wording [ˈwəːdɪŋ] n → formulazione f


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She thought, without exactly wording the thought, how strange and godlike was a composer's power, who from the grave could lead through sequences of emotion, which he alone had felt at first, a girl like her who had never heard of his name, and never would have a clue to his personality.
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Of course this novice's report lacked whoop and crash and lurid description, and therefore wanted the true ring; but its antique wording was quaint and sweet and simple, and full of the fragrances and flavors of the time, and these little merits made up in a meas- ure for its more important lacks.
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Pierre now understood the count's dissatisfaction with the wording of the Note.
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