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vocabulary
[ voh-kab-yuh-ler-ee ]
noun
- the stock of words used by or known to a particular people or group of persons:
His French vocabulary is rather limited. The scientific vocabulary is constantly growing.
- a list or collection of the words or phrases of a language, technical field, etc., usually arranged in alphabetical order and defined:
Study the vocabulary in the fourth chapter.
- the words of a language.
- any collection of signs or symbols constituting a means or system of nonverbal communication:
vocabulary of a computer.
- any more or less specific group of forms characteristic of an artist, a style of art, architecture, or the like.
vocabulary
/ əˈæʊəɪ /
noun
- a listing, either selective or exhaustive, containing the words and phrases of a language, with meanings or translations into another language; glossary
- the aggregate of words in the use or comprehension of a specified person, class, profession, etc
- all the words contained in a language
- a range or system of symbols, qualities, or techniques constituting a means of communication or expression, as any of the arts or crafts
a wide vocabulary of textures and colours
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·u·i adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vocabulary1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vocabulary1
Example Sentences
Glaser said she predicts she and other historians will have to watch their vocabulary going forward as the Trump administration continues to apply financial pressure on them to conform to his policies.
It is, in the modern football vocabulary, 'a process'.
When they do this often enough, the borrowed word "becomes part of their vocabulary", OED said.
But the plays are rigorously composed works of art, availing themselves of a theatrical vocabulary that extends beyond photographic realism.
Moreover, VOA’s programs in “Special English” — which present short stories as well as news by using a core vocabulary of 1,500 words — have taught English to people around the world for decades.
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