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vocabulary [ vo·cab·u·la·ry ]

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vəˈkæbjəleri ]
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vəˈkæbjələri ]
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Noun (vocabularies)

1. The body of words used in a particular language.

a comparison of the vocabularies of different languages

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2. The words used in a particular subject or sphere of activity or on a particular occasion.

the vocabulary of law

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3. The body of words known to an individual person.

he had a wide vocabulary

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4. A list of difficult or unfamiliar words with an explanation of their meanings, accompanying a piece of specialist or foreign-language text.

It was right there, the third word in the weekly vocabulary list our teacher had just handed out.

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5. A range of artistic or stylistic forms, techniques, or movements.

He is constantly discovering and adding new movements to the tango vocabulary.

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Origin

1. Mid 16th century (denoting a list of words with definitions or translations): from medieval Latin vocabularius, from Latin vocabulum (see vocable).

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