About The Word Vocabulary
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Vocabulary
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What's The Definition Of Vocabulary?
[n] a language user's knowledge of words
[n] the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts); "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques" [n] a listing of the words used in some enterprise Synonyms | Synonyms for Vocabulary: lexicon | mental lexicon Related Terms | Find terms related to Vocabulary: See Also | cognition | frame of reference | knowledge | language | noesis | speech | wordbook Vocabulary In Webster's Dictionary 3. (Mil.) The roll of the drum which calls the troops
together; as, to beat the general.
4. (Eccl.) The chief of an order of monks, or of all the
houses or congregations under the same rule.
5. The public; the people; the vulgar. [Obs.] --Shak.
{In general}, in the main; for the most part.
\Vo*cab"u*la*ry\, n.; pl. {Vocabularies}. [LL. vocabularium, vocabularius: cf. F. vocabulaire. See {Vocable}.] 1. A list or collection of words arranged in alphabetical order and explained; a dictionary or lexicon, either of a whole language, a single work or author, a branch of science, or the like; a word-book. 2. A sum or stock of words employed. His vocabulary seems to have been no larger than was necessary for the transaction of business. --Macaulay. |
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