wording en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɜː(ɹ)dɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A choice of words and the style in which they are used in a given context.
It is highly improbable that the drafter of the notice ever visualised the form that heavy vehicles of the future would take, but the comprehensive wording still covers modern types.
1955 December, “Notes and News: An Old Midland Railway Bridge Notice”, in Railway Magazine, page 877:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Holonyms
language · text · slang · jargon
Hypernyms
Meronyms
Relateds
vocabulary · marketese · legalese · chemicalese · nomenclature
Synonyms
phrasing · verbiage · terminology · talk · wordage · wording · phrasing
Translations (44)
de Ausdrucksweise (choice of words) · nl bewoording (choice of words) · el διατύπωση (choice of words) · ja 言い回し (choice of words) · cmn 說法 /说法 (choice of words) · nn ordlyd (choice of words) · fr formulation (choice of words) · fi sanamuoto (choice of words) · fo orðing (choice of words) · pl sformułowanie (choice of words) · nb ordlyd (choice of words) · sv formulering (choice of words) · bg формулиро́вка (choice of words) · es redacción (choice of words) · ja 言葉遣い (choice of words) · nl woordkeuze (choice of words) · fi sanavalinta (choice of words) · tr biçem (choice of words) · de Formulierung (choice of words) · ru формулиро́вка (choice of words) · nl verwoording (choice of words) · sk formulácia (choice of words) · hy ձևակերպում (choice of words) · cmn 提法 (choice of words) · pl brzmienie (choice of words) · fr choix de mots (choice of words) · de Wortlaut (choice of words) · tr üslup (choice of words) · it dicitura (choice of words) · es términos (choice of words) · pt fraseado (choice of words) · bg подбор на думи (choice of words) · gd briathran (choice of words) · cmn 措詞 /措词 (choice of words) · el επιλογή των λέξεων (choice of words) · es formulación (choice of words) · be фармуліроўка (choice of words) · nl formulering (choice of words) · da formulering (choice of words) · ro formulare (choice of words) · fo orðalag (choice of words) · de Wortwahl (choice of words) · ga foclaíocht (choice of words) · be фармулёўка (choice of words)