- wording
- wording "choice of words," apparently was coined by Milton in "Eikonoklastes" (1649). From prp. of from WORD (Cf. word).
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wording — UK US /ˈwɜːdɪŋ/ noun [U] ► the words you choose to express something: »If the wording of a business letter is not carefully thought out, there can be legal consequences. exact/final/precise wording »We need to seek legal advice on the precise… … Financial and business terms
Wording — Word ing, n. The act or manner of expressing in words; style of expression; phrasing. [1913 Webster] It is believed this wording was above his known style. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wording — index language, phraseology, rhetoric (skilled speech) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wording — [n] way of expressing a thought choice of words, diction, language, locution, manner, mode, parlance, phraseology, phrasing, style, terminology, turn of phrase, wordage, words; concepts 278,682 … New thesaurus
wording — ► NOUN ▪ the way in which something is worded … English terms dictionary
wording — [wʉr′diŋ] n. choice and arrangement of words; diction … English World dictionary
wording — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ actual, careful, exact, precise, specific ▪ original ▪ I can t remember the original wording. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
wording — word|ing [ wɜrdıŋ ] noun uncount the words that are used in a particular piece of writing or speech: The wording of the proposal needs careful consideration. exact/precise/specific wording: I can t recall the exact wording … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wording — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)dɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT: also a N The wording of a piece of writing or a speech are the words used in it, especially when these are chosen to have a particular effect. The two sides failed to agree on the wording of a final report... The… … English dictionary
wording — UK [ˈwɜː(r)dɪŋ] / US [ˈwɜrdɪŋ] noun [uncountable] the words that are used in a particular piece of writing or speech The wording of the proposal needs careful consideration. exact/precise/specific wording: I can t recall the exact wording … English dictionary
