wordshaping
The art or practice of shaping, forming, or creating wordsThe art or practice of shaping, forming, or creating words.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The art or practice of shaping, forming, or creating words.
(uncountable)The art of using words to form representations or images.
Origin
From word + shaping. Compare Dutch woordschepping, German Wortschöpfung (“word creation”),From word + shaping. Compare Dutch woordschepping, German Wortschöpfung (“word creation”), Swedish ordskapande.
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