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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wording \Word"ing\, n. The act or manner of expressing in words style of expression; phrasing. It is believed this wording was above his known style. --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Word \Word\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Worded}; p. pr & vb n. {Wording}.] 1. To express in words to phrase. The apology for the king is the same but worded with greater deference to that great prince. --Addison. 2. To ply with words also to cause to be by the use of a word or words [Obs.] --Howell. 3. To flatter with words to cajole. [Obs.] --Shak. {To word it}, to bandy words to dispute. [Obs.] ``To word it with a shrew.'' --L'Estrange. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: wording n : the manner in which something is expressed in words: "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton [syn: {diction}, {phrasing}, {phraseology}, {choice of words}, {verbiage}]
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