vocabulary

vo·cab·u·lar·y

V0134800 (vō-kăb′yə-lĕr′ē)n. pl. vo·cab·u·lar·ies 1. All the words of a language.2. The sum of words used by, understood by, or at the command of a particular person or group.3. A list of words and often phrases, usually arranged alphabetically and defined or translated; a lexicon or glossary.4. A supply of expressive means; a repertoire of communication: a dancer's vocabulary of movement.

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[French vocabulaire, from Old French, from Medieval Latin vocābulārium, from neuter of vocābulārius, of words, from Latin vocābulum, name; see vocable.]

vocabulary

(vəˈkæbjʊlərɪ) n, pl -laries1. (Linguistics) a listing, either selective or exhaustive, containing the words and phrases of a language, with meanings or translations into another language; glossary2. (Linguistics) the aggregate of words in the use or comprehension of a specified person, class, profession, etc3. (Linguistics) all the words contained in a language4. 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. [C16: from Medieval Latin vocābulārium, from vocābulārius concerning words, from Latin vocābulum vocable]

vo•cab•u•lar•y

(voʊˈkæb yəˌlɛr i)

n., pl. -lar•ies. 1. the stock of words used by or known to a particular person or group. 2. a list or collection of words and often phrases, usu. arranged in alphabetical order and defined. 3. the words of a language. 4. any collection of signs or symbols constituting a means or system of nonverbal communication. 5. the set of forms, techniques, or other means of expression available to or characteristic of an artist, art form, etc. [1525–35; < Medieval Latin vocābulārium, n. use of neuter of vocābulārius of words = Latin vocābul(um) vocable + -ārius -ary] vo•cab′u•lar`ied, adj.

Vocabulary

 a collection or list of words, 1532.Examples: vocabulary of arms, 1862; of new denominations, 1821; of dishes, 1825; a vocabulary to the understanding, 1662.

vocabulary

All of the words and phrases used in a language or by a person, or a listing of some of these.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vocabulary - a listing of the words used in some enterprisewordbook - a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings)
	2.	vocabulary - a language user's knowledge of wordslexicon, mental lexiconcognition, knowledge, noesis - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoninglanguage, speech - the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
	3.	vocabulary - the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts); "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques"artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"frame of reference, frame - a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning

vocabulary

noun1. language, words, lexicon, word stock, word hoard Children need to read to improve their vocabularies.2. wordbook, dictionary, glossary, lexicon I could not find this word in my small Italian-English vocabulary.

vocabulary

noun1. All the words of a language:lexicon, word-hoard.2. An alphabetical list of words often defined or translated:dictionary, glossary, lexicon, wordbook.3. Specialized expressions indigenous to a particular field, subject, trade, or subculture:argot, cant, dialect, idiom, jargon, language, lexicon, lingo, patois, terminology, vernacular.

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vocabulary

(vəˈkӕbjuləri) – plural voˈcabularies – noun1. words in general. This book contains some difficult vocabulary. 字彙 词汇2. (the stock of) words known and used eg by one person, or within a particular trade or profession. He has a vocabulary of about 20,000 words; the specialized vocabulary of nuclear physics. 字彙量 词语，词汇量 3. a list of words in alphabetical order with meanings eg added as a supplement to a book dealing with a particular subject. This edition of Shakespeare's plays has a good vocabulary at the back. 字彙表 词汇表

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