vocabulary
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi//
- United Kingdom//vəʊ-//
- United Kingdom//-jʊ-//
- United Kingdom//vəˈkabjələɹɪj//
- United Kingdom//vəw-//
A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
noun
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A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
- 2
The collection of words a person knows and uses.
My Russian vocabulary is very limited.
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The stock of words used in a particular field.
The vocabulary of social sciences is often incomprehensible to ordinary people.
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The words of a language collectively; lexis.
The vocabulary of any language is influenced by contacts with other cultures.
Vocabulary provides a foundation from which grammar, phonology, and morphology emerge, and in a subject area it provides access to conceptual knowledge. Vocabulary selection for pedagogical purposes is therefore crucial.
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A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der. Latin voc(ā) Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Latin -bulum Latin vocābulum Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin -ārium Medieval Latin vocābulāriumlbor. English vocabulary Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin vocābulārium. Doublet of vocabularium.
Forms
- plural
- vocabularies
vocabulary · A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
vocal · Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.vocalizing · vocalizationvocation · A divine calling to establish one's lifestyle.