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vo·cab·u·lar·y
(vō-kăb′yə-lĕr′ē)n. pl. vo·cab·u·lar·ies
1. All the words of a language.
2. The sum of words used by, understood by, or at the command of a particular person or group.
3. A list of words and often phrases, usually arranged alphabetically and defined or translated; a lexicon or glossary.
4. A supply of expressive means; a repertoire of communication: a dancer's vocabulary of movement.
[French vocabulaire, from Old French, from Medieval Latin vocābulārium, from neuter of vocābulārius, of words, from Latin vocābulum, name; see vocable.]
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vocabulary
(vəˈkæbjʊlərɪ)n, pl -laries
1. (Linguistics) a listing, either selective or exhaustive, containing the words and phrases of a language, with meanings or translations into another language; glossary
2. (Linguistics) the aggregate of words in the use or comprehension of a specified person, class, profession, etc
3. (Linguistics) all the words contained in a language
4. a range or system of symbols, qualities, or techniques constituting a means of communication or expression, as any of the arts or crafts: a wide vocabulary of textures and colours.
[C16: from Medieval Latin vocābulārium, from vocābulārius concerning words, from Latin vocābulum vocable]
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vo•cab•u•lar•y
(voʊˈkæb yəˌlɛr i)n., pl. -lar•ies.
1. the stock of words used by or known to a particular person or group.
2. a list or collection of words and often phrases, usu. arranged in alphabetical order and defined.
3. the words of a language.
4. any collection of signs or symbols constituting a means or system of nonverbal communication.
5. the set of forms, techniques, or other means of expression available to or characteristic of an artist, art form, etc.
[1525–35; < Medieval Latin vocābulārium, n. use of neuter of vocābulārius of words = Latin vocābul(um) vocable + -ārius -ary]
vo•cab′u•lar`ied, adj.
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Vocabulary
a collection or list of words, 1532.Examples: vocabulary of arms, 1862; of new denominations, 1821; of dishes, 1825; a vocabulary to the understanding, 1662.
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vocabulary
All of the words and phrases used in a language or by a person, or a listing of some of these.
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Noun | 1. | vocabulary - a listing of the words used in some enterprise wordbook - a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings) |
2. | vocabulary - a language user's knowledge of words | |
3. | vocabulary - the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts); "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques" artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" frame of reference, frame - a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning |
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vocabulary
noun
1. language, words, lexicon, word stock, word hoard Children need to read to improve their vocabularies.
2. wordbook, dictionary, glossary, lexicon I could not find this word in my small Italian-English vocabulary.
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vocabulary
noun1. All the words of a language:
2. An alphabetical list of words often defined or translated:
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Translations
كَلِماتمَجْموع كَلِمات اللغَهمُعْجَممفرداتمُفْرَدات
slovní zásobaslovníčekslovníkslova
ordforrådordlisteterminologiord
sanavarastosanasto
rječnik
szójegyzékszókincs
orîorîaforîiorîasafn
語彙語彙集用語
어휘
vārdnīcavārdu krājums
slovná zásoba
besedni zakladbesednjak
ordförråd
คำศัพท์
kelime dağarcığıkelimelersözcük dağarcığısözlükçe
từ vựng
vocabulary
[vəʊˈkæbjʊlərɪ] N1. [of person, language, subject] → vocabulario m, léxico m
a new word in the German vocabulary → una palabra nueva en el vocabulario or léxico alemán
a new word in the German vocabulary → una palabra nueva en el vocabulario or léxico alemán
2. (= glossary) → glosario m
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vocabulary
n → Wortschatz m, → Vokabular nt (geh); (in textbook) → Wörterverzeichnis f; he has a limited vocabulary → er hat einen beschränkten Wortschatz; the vocabulary of the legal profession → das Vokabular der Juristen; vocabulary book → Vokabelheft nt; (printed) → Vokabelbuch nt; vocabulary test (Sch) → Vokabelarbeit f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
vocabulary
[vəʊˈkæbjʊlərɪ] n (gen) → vocabolario; (in textbook) → vocabolario, dizionariowe have to learn all the new vocabulary → dobbiamo imparare tutti i vocaboli nuovi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
vocabulary
(vəˈkӕbjuləri) – plural voˈcabularies – noun1. words in general. This book contains some difficult vocabulary.
2. (the stock of) words known and used eg by one person, or within a particular trade or profession. He has a vocabulary of about 20,000 words; the specialized vocabulary of nuclear physics.
3. a list of words in alphabetical order with meanings eg added as a supplement to a book dealing with a particular subject. This edition of Shakespeare's plays has a good vocabulary at the back.
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vocabulary
→ مُفْرَدات slovní zásoba ordforråd Vokabular λεξιλόγιο vocabulario sanavarasto vocabulaire rječnik vocabolario 語彙 어휘 vocabulaire ordforråd słownictwo vocabulário словарь ordförråd คำศัพท์ sözcük dağarcığı từ vựng 词汇Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
vocabulary
n. vocabulario.
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