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basic vocabulary — minimal amount of words known, vocabulary which includes only a limited number of basic words … English contemporary dictionary
basic vocabulary — Ling. the set of lexical items in a language that are most resistant to replacement, referring to the most common and universal elements of human experience, such as parts of the body (foot, eye), universal features of the environment (water,… … Useful english dictionary
Basic vocabulary — (англ. основной словарь ) В глоттохронологии заданный список значений (обычно числом 100), которому соответствуют слова разных сравниваемых языков, подвергаемые статистическим подсчетам для установления меры общности языков и, далее, времени их… … Справочник по этимологии и исторической лексикологии
Basic English — Basic English, also known as Simple English, is an English based controlled language created (in essence as a simplified subset of English) by linguist and philosopher Charles Kay Ogden as an international auxiliary language, and as an aid for… … Wikipedia
Basic English — a simplified form of English restricted to an 850 word vocabulary and a few rules of grammar, intended esp. as an international auxiliary language and for use in teaching English as a foreign language: devised by Charles Kay Ogden. [1925 30] * *… … Universalium
Vocabulary size — is a crucial measure in tracking foreign language acquisition for language learners. Many students and teachers are unclear, however, on the number of words one needs to know to gain even basic facility with a language. This article covers some… … Wikipedia
Basic writing — Basic writing, or developmental writing, is a discipline of composition studies which focuses on the writing of students sometimes otherwise called remedial or underprepared , usually freshman college students. Contents 1 Defining Basic Writing 2 … Wikipedia
Basic English — n. [B(ritish), A(merican), S(cientific), I(nternational), C(ommercial)] a simplified form of the English language, devised around 1930 by Brit. linguist and writer C. K. Ogden (1889 1957), and proposed for use as an international auxiliary… … English World dictionary
vocabulary — n. 1) to command a vocabulary 2) to build, develop, enlarge one s vocabulary 3) an extensive, huge, large, rich vocabulary 4) a meager, restricted, small vocabulary 5) a basic; technical vocabulary 6) an active; passive vocabulary * * * [və… … Combinatory dictionary
Basic salt — Salt Salt, n. [AS. sealt; akin to OS. & OFries. salt, D. zout, G. salz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. salt, L. sal, Gr. ?, Russ. sole, Ir. & Gael. salann, W. halen, of unknown origin. Cf. {Sal}, {Salad}, {Salary}, {Saline}, {Sauce}, {Sausage}.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
