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verbal adjective
verbal noun
verbalise
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verbatim
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verbid
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verbiage

ver·bi·age [ vúrbee ij ] (plural ver·bi·ages)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. excess of words: an excess of words that add little or nothing to the meaning

2. wording: the style of language in which something is expressed
bureaucratic verbiage

[Early 18th century. < French< Latin verbum "word"]
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