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verbalism definition

ver·bal·ism (vʉr′bə liz′əm)

noun

  1. a verbal expression; expression in one or more words; a word or phrase
  2. words only, without any real meaning; mere verbiage
  3. any virtually meaningless word or phrase

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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