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All vocabulary synonyms

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noun vocabulary

  • main body — the hull, as distinguished from the rest of a ship.
  • idiolect — The speech habits peculiar to a particular person.
  • lexicon — a wordbook or dictionary, especially of Greek, Latin, or Hebrew.
  • nomenclature — a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
  • doublespeak — evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
  • jargon — a colorless to smoky gem variety of zircon.
  • wordage — words collectively.
  • brogue — If someone has a brogue, they speak English with a strong accent, especially Irish or Scots.
  • diction — Someone's diction is how clearly they speak or sing.
  • wordbook — a book of words, usually with definitions, explanations, etc.; a dictionary.
  • localism — a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
  • expressions — Plural form of expression.
  • dictionary — (as modifier)
  • list — Friedrich [free-drik] /ˈfri drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1789–1846, U.S. political economist and journalist, born in Germany.
  • cyclopedia — encyclopedia
  • context — The context of an idea or event is the general situation that relates to it, and which helps it to be understood.
  • onomasticon — a list or collection of proper names.
  • onomastics — the study of the origin, history, and use of proper names.
  • lexis — the vocabulary of a language, as distinct from its grammar; the total stock of words and idiomatic combinations of them in a language; lexicon.
  • language — a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French language; the Yiddish language.
  • glossary — a list of terms in a special subject, field, or area of usage, with accompanying definitions.
  • codification — the systematic organization of methods, rules, etc
  • langue — the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).
  • argot — An argot is a special language used by a particular group of people, which other people find difficult to understand.
  • wordlist — A written collection of all words derived from a particular source, or sharing some other characteristic.
  • lingo — the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual: gamblers' lingo.
  • dialect — A dialect is a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area.
  • cant — a salient angle.
  • lingua franca — any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.
  • listings — Plural form of listing.
  • 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
  • newspeak — (sometimes initial capital letter) an official or semiofficial style of writing or saying one thing in the guise of its opposite, especially in order to serve a political or ideological cause while pretending to be objective, as in referring to “increased taxation” as “revenue enhancement.”.

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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