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wording

[ wur-ding ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the act or manner of expressing in words; phrasing.
the particular choice of words in which a thing is expressed:
He liked the thought but not the wording.

wording

/ ˈwɜːdɪŋ /

the way in which words are used to express a statement, report, etc, esp a written one
the words themselves, as used in a written statement or a sign

Origin of wording¹

First recorded in 1555–65; word + -ing ¹

Parts of the North Carolina bill have the same wording as ALEC model legislation.

The wording of the question, over which there was much haggling, gently favors a yes response.

The 4th was simply when the Continental Congress approved the final wording of its independence declaration.

The council concluded with the emperor Constantine insisting that the bishops come to an agreement over the wording of the creed.

“Its foggy wording and odd locution stand out in the Constitution,” Waldman writes.

The whole wording of the lengthy document points in one direction, and nearly all its definite proposals in another.

Be careful in the wording to give not only the evening, but the name of the play and the theater.

It may seem that the wording of some of these sermons is beyond the grasp of the children for whom it was intended.

Pelham was puzzled by this wording, until he came across Jane, who had charge of the relief work among the victims' families.

He thoroughly understood that the wording of the letter might be very important to him, and he took much trouble with it.

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