wordage

Noun

 * 1) Words collectively.
 * 2) The excessive use of words; verbiage.
 * 3) * 1829 April, "Article VIII" (review of The Cause of Dry Rot Discovered), The Westminster Review, p. 417 (Google books view):
 * But the plates are good, and, in reality, sufficient without all the wordage.
 * 1) The number of words used in a text.
 * 2) The choice of words used; phraseology.
 * 1) The choice of words used; phraseology.
 * 1) The choice of words used; phraseology.
 * 1) The choice of words used; phraseology.