vocabulary

vo·cab·u·lar·y  (v-kby-lr)

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.

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[French vocabulaire, from Old French, from Medieval Latin vocbulrium, from neuter of vocbulrius, of words, from Latin vocbulum, 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

[from Medieval Latin vocābulārium, from vocābulārius concerning words, from Latin vocābulum vocable]

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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.

Thesaurus

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 lexicon, mental lexicon cognition, knowledge, noesis - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning language, speech - the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
	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.

Translations

vocabulary [vəʊˈkæbjʊlərɪ] N

1. [of person, language, subject] → vocabulario m, léxico m
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 [vəʊˈkæbjʊləri] n

[person] → vocabulaire m

[language] → vocabulaire 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

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vocabulary [vəʊˈkæbjʊlərɪ] n (gen) → vocabolario; (in textbook) → vocabolario, dizionario
we have to learn all the new vocabulary → dobbiamo imparare tutti i vocaboli nuovi

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vocabulary [vəʊˈkæbjʊlərɪ] n (gen) → vocabolario; (in textbook) → vocabolario, dizionario
we have to learn all the new vocabulary → dobbiamo imparare tutti i vocaboli nuovi

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vocabulary

n vocabulary [vəˈkӕbjuləri]

1 words in general This book contains some difficult vocabulary. woordeskat كَلِمات лексика slova ord das Vokabular λεξιλόγιο vocabulario sõnad واژگان sanasto vocabulaire אוֹצַר מִילִים शब्दावली rječnik szókincs kata-kata orð vocabolario 語彙 일반 어휘 žodynas vārdu krājums perkataan vocabulaire ord, gloser słownictwo vocabulário lexic, voca­bular лексика slovná zásoba besednjak rečnik ord, glosor ประมวลศัพท์ kelimeler 字彙 словник; словниковий склад الفاظ từ vựng 词汇

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. woordeskat مَجْموع كَلِمات اللغَه речников запас slovní zásoba ordforråd; terminologi der Wortschatz λεξιλόγιο vocabulario sõnavara واژگان sanavarasto vocabulaire אוֹצַר מִילִים शब्दकोश, श्‍ाब्द समूह, शब्द भंडार vokabular szókincs kosa kata orðaforði vocabolario 用語範囲 용어 범위 žodynas vārdu krājums perbendaharaan kata woordenschat ordforråd słownictwo vocabulário vocabular словарный запас; словник slovná zásoba besedni zaklad rečnik ordförråd, vokabulär กลุ่มคำศัพท์ kelime dağarcığı 字彙量 термінологія; словник ذخیرۂ الفاظ vốn từ 词语, 词汇量

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. woordeskat مُعْجَم речник slovníček ordliste das Wörterverzeichnis λεξιλόγιο vocabulario, léxico sõnastik واژه نامه sanasto lexique רְשִימַת מִילִים, מִילוֹן rječnik, glosarij szójegyzék kosa kata orðasafn/-listi/-skÿringar glossario 用語表 단어집 žodynėlis (nozares, izdevuma) vārdnīca perbendaharaan kata woordenlijst ordliste, glossar słowniczek vocabulário glosar словарь; словник slovník, slovníček seznam besed rečnik ordlista รายการคำศัพท์ที่มีคำแปล sözlükçe 字彙表 словниковий запас; словник فرہنگ bảng từ vựng 词汇表

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vocabulary → مُفردات اللغة 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