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word⋅age

[wur-dij]
–noun
1. words collectively.
2. quantity or amount of words: The wordage of the document exceeds a million.
3. verbiage; wordiness.
4. choice of words; wording: His wordage betrayed his lack of knowledge on the subject.

Origin:
1820–30; word + -age
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word·age   (wûr'dĭj)   
n.  
  1. Words considered as a group.

  2. The use of an excessive number of words; verbiage.

  3. The number of words used, as in a novel.

  4. Wording.

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