Verbosität

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin verbōsitās. Compare verbosit.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɛʁboziˈtɛːt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-ˈteːt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Ver‧bo‧si‧tät

Noun

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Verbosität f (genitive Verbosität, plural Verbositäten)

  1. verbosity (the excess use of words; long-windedness)
    Synonyms: Wortreichtum, Wortfülle, Wortschwall

Declension

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Further reading

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