vocabulary

noun

voh-KAB-yuh-lair-ee/voʊˈkæbjəlɛɹi/UKvoh-KAB-yuu-luh-ree/vəʊˈkabjʊləɹɪ/

5 meanings of vocabulary

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words you knownouncountable or uncountable
All the words that a person knows and uses.
Reading every day helped her vocabulary grow.
He has a big vocabulary for a seven-year-old.
2
whole languagenouncountable or uncountable
All the words of a language.
English vocabulary has borrowed many words from French.
A lot of Japanese vocabulary came from Chinese long ago.
Similarlexicon
3
special termsnouncountable or uncountable
The special words used in a certain subject or kind of work.
Every sport has its own vocabulary.
Doctors use a vocabulary that patients often don't understand.
Similarterminology, jargon, language, lexicon
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word listnouncountable
A list of words, usually in ABC order and explained, often made to help people learn.
The textbook has a vocabulary at the end of every chapter.
Our teacher gave us a vocabulary of fifty words to study.
Similarglossary, wordlist, lexicon
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range of techniquesnouncountable
The set of styles or methods used in an art or by an artist.
The dancer has a huge vocabulary of moves.
The band's musical vocabulary goes from jazz to punk.
Similarrepertoire, language, idiom

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It comes from the Medieval Latin word vocābulārium.