"wordshaping" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From word + shaping. Compare Dutch woordschepping, German Wortschöpfung (“word creation”), Swedish ordskapande. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|word|shaping}} word + shaping, {{cog|nl|woordschepping}} Dutch woordschepping, {{cog|de|Wortschöpfung|t=word creation}} German Wortschöpfung (“word creation”), {{cog|sv|ordskapande}} Swedish ordskapande Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wordshaping (uncountable)
  1. The art or practice of shaping, forming, or creating words. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-wordshaping-en-noun-9nB4bVB- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15
  2. The art of using words to form representations or images. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-wordshaping-en-noun-3iQ4uXwO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: word-shaping, word shaping Related terms: wordbuilding
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