wording
pronunciation
How to pronounce wording in British English:
UK [ˈwɜːdɪŋ]
How to pronounce wording in American English:
US [ˈwɜːrdɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the manner in which something is expressed in words
Word Origin
- wording (n.)
- "choice of words, manner in which something is expressed," apparently coined by Milton in "Eikonoklastes" (1649). From present participle of word (v.).
Example
- 1. Similar concerns arose over the wording of the invitations .
- 2. My erstwhile publisher asked whether I would acquiesce to omitting some " sensitive material " and changing some wording .
- 3. Under the marriage act of 1949 , the wording of the banns must be that set out in 1662 the book of common prayer .
- 4. Yet the wording is unclear .
- 5. First , it changed its wording on price stability .