"wordmongering" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wordmongerings [plural]
Etymology: wordmonger + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wordmonger|ing}} wordmonger + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wordmongering (countable and uncountable, plural wordmongerings)
  1. Synonym of wordmongery Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: wordmongery [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-wordmongering-en-noun-ZSvL862a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing

Inflected forms

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