vocabulary
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Late Latin vocabularium, French vocabulaire. See vocable.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /voʊˈkæbjəlɛɹi/
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Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: vo‧cab‧u‧lary
Noun[edit]
vocabulary (countable and uncountable, 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
Synonyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
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Translations[edit]
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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Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English 5-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Semantics