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noun • overabundance of words • the manner in which something is expressed in words | ||||||||
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noun • stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition | ||||||||
| 34% | 14 | Common in technical jargon | ||||||
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What Purple Prose And Technical Jargon Have In Common Crossword Clue
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VERBIAGE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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VERBIAGE
Updated: October 11, 2023
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