verbality

verbality
/veuhr bal"i tee/, n., pl. verbalities for 2.
1. wordiness; verbal diffuseness: a speech full of tedious verbality.
2. a verbal expression of an idea or thought.
3. the quality or character of a verb.
[1635-45; VERBAL + -ITY]

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