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vocabulary

vo·cab·u·lar·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [voh-kab-yuh-ler-ee]
    • /voʊˈkæb yəˌlɛr i/
    • /vəˈkæbjələri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [voh-kab-yuh-ler-ee]
    • /voʊˈkæb yəˌlɛr i/

Definitions of vocabulary word

  • noun plural vocabulary 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. 1
  • noun plural vocabulary 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. 1
  • noun plural vocabulary the words of a language. 1
  • noun plural vocabulary any collection of signs or symbols constituting a means or system of nonverbal communication: vocabulary of a computer. 1
  • noun plural vocabulary any more or less specific group of forms characteristic of an artist, a style of art, architecture, or the like. 1
  • noun vocabulary list of words 1
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Origin of vocabulary

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Medieval Latin vocābulārium, noun use of neuter of vocābulārius of words, equivalent to Latin vocābul(um) vocable + -ārius -ary

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Parts of speech for Vocabulary

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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vocabulary popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

vocabulary usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for vocabulary

noun vocabulary

  • argot — An argot is a special language used by a particular group of people, which other people find difficult to understand.
  • brogue — If someone has a brogue, they speak English with a strong accent, especially Irish or Scots.
  • checklist — A checklist is a list of all the things that you need to do, information that you want to find out, or things that you need to take somewhere, which you make in order to ensure that you do not forget anything.
  • command language — the language used to access a computer system
  • context — The context of an idea or event is the general situation that relates to it, and which helps it to be understood.

adjective vocabulary

  • lexical — of or relating to the words or vocabulary of a language, especially as distinguished from its grammatical and syntactical aspects.
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Related words

  • slang

    a specialized dictionary covering the words, phrases, and idioms that reflect the least formal speech of a language. These terms are often metaphorical and playful, and are likely to be evanescent as the spoken language changes from one generation to another. Much slang belongs to specific groups, as the jargon of a particular class, profession, or age group. Some is vulgar. Some slang terms have staying power as slang, but others make a transition into common informal speech, and then into the standard language. An online slang dictionary, such as the Dictionary.com Slang Dictionary, provides immediate information about the meaning and history of a queried term and its appropriateness or lack of appropriateness in a range of social and professional circumstances.

  • argot

    An argot is a special language used by a particular group of people, which other people find difficult to understand.

  • basic vocabulary

    the set of lexical items in a language that are most resistant to replacement, referring to the most common and universal elements of human experience, such as parts of the body (foot, eye), universal features of the environment (water, star), common activities (eat, sleep), and the lowest numerals.

  • black english

    the group of related dialects of American English spoken variously by many black people in the U.S.

  • glottochronology

    the branch of lexicostatistics that studies the rate of replacement of vocabulary and attempts to determine what percentage of basic vocabulary two presently distinct but related languages share, using the information thus obtained to estimate how long ago they ceased being a single language.
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