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English Dictionary: Wording by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wording
n
  1. the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton
    Synonym(s): wording, diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice of words, verbiage
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.] [bd]To word
            it with a shrew.[b8] --L'Estrange.

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.
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