verbosities

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verbosities - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Verbosity \Ver*bos"i*ty\, n.; pl. Verbosities. [L. verbositas:
     cf. F. verbosit['e].]
     The quality or state of being verbose; the use of more words
     than are necessary; prolixity; wordiness; verbiage.
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           The worst fault, by far, is the extreme diffuseness and
           verbosity of his style.                  --Jeffrey.
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