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yəˌlɛr noun, plural vo·cab·u·lar·ies.
1.
the stock of words used by or known to a particular people or group of persons: His French vocabulary is rather limited. The scientific vocabulary is constantly growing.
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the words of a language.
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any collection of signs or symbols constituting a means or system of nonverbal communication: vocabulary of a computer.
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any more or less specific group of forms characteristic of an artist, a style of art, architecture, or the like.
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is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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| —n , pl -laries | |
| 1. | a listing, either selective or exhaustive, containing the words and phrases of a language, with meanings or translations into another language; glossary |
| 2. | the aggregate of words in the use or comprehension of a specified person, class, profession, etc |
| 3. | 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 | |
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vocabulary
1532, "list of words with explanations," from M.L. vocabularium "a list of words," from L. vocabulum "word, name, noun," from vocare "to name, call" (see voice). Meaning "range of language of a person or group" is first attested 1753.
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We need to know the vocabulary, grammar, and syntax of our language.
People who learn new vocabulary quickly show more activity in the hippocampus.
To learn a foreign language, it is vital to constantly add to your vocabulary.
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