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From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  choice of words
       n : the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use
           concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton [syn: wording, diction,
            phrasing, phraseology, verbiage]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  choice of words /tʃˈɔɪs ɒv wˈɜːdz/
  Wortwahl , Formulierung  [ling.]
        "use an unfortunate choice of words / turn of phrase"  - eine unglückliche Wortwahl treffen
        "That's an interesting choice of words / turn of phrase."  - Das ist eine interessante Formulierung.
     Synonyms: word choice, wording, turn of phrase, diction, verbiage

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