"wordcraft" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: word + -craft Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|word|craft}} word + -craft Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wordcraft (uncountable)
  1. Skill with words; clever use of words or speech, rhetoric. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-wordcraft-en-noun-CvOIrdU1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -craft

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