vocabulary
English
Etymology
Late Latin vocabularium, vocabularius: French vocabulaire. See vocable.
Pronunciation
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Noun
vocabulary (plural vocabularies)
- A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
- The collection of words a person knows and uses.
- My Russian vocabulary is very limited.
- The stock of words used in a particular field.
- The vocabulary of social sciences is often incomprehensible to ordinary people.
- The words of a language collectively.
- The vocabulary of any language is influenced by contacts with other cultures.
- A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques
Derived terms
Coordinate terms
- dictionary
- lexicon
- wordhoard (obsolete)
Synonyms
Translations
list of words
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set of words a person knows
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stock of words used in a particular field
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words of a language collectively
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