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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VERBALISM

VERBALISM Ver "bal *ism, n.

 

Defn: Something expressed verbally; a verbal remark or expression.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

verbalism

ver bal ism |ˈvərbəˌlizəm ˈvərbəlɪzəm | noun concentration on forms of expression rather than content. a verbal expression. excessive or empty use of language. DERIVATIVES ver bal ist noun, ver bal is tic |ˌvərbəˈlistik |adjective

 

Oxford Dictionary

verbalism

ver ¦bal |ism |ˈvəːb (ə )lɪz (ə )m | noun [ mass noun ] concentration on forms of expression rather than content. [ count noun ] a verbal expression. excessive or empty use of language. DERIVATIVES verbalist noun, verbalistic |-ˈlɪstɪk |adjective

 

Duden Dictionary

Verbalismus

Ver ba lis mus Substantiv, maskulin abwertend , der |Verbal i smus |Neigung, der Formulierung mehr Bedeutung als der Sache, dem Inhalt beizumessen

 

Spanish Dictionary

verbalismo

verbalismo nombre masculino Propensión a dar, en el razonamiento o en la enseñanza, más importancia a las palabras que a los conceptos .