vocabulary
11vocabulary — 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… …
12vocabulary — vo|cab|u|la|ry [vəˈkæbjuləri, vəu US leri, vou ] n plural vocabularies [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: vocabulaire, from Medieval Latin vocabularium, from Latin vocabulum word, name , from vocare; VOCATION] 1.) [U and C] all the words that… …
13vocabulary — noun 1 (C, U) all the words that someone knows, learns, or uses: Considering he s only six, he has an excellent vocabulary. | wide/limited vocabulary (=a large or small vocabulary) | increase/extend/build up/enrich your vocabulary: You should… …
14Vocabulary — The vocabulary of a person is defined either as the set of all words that are understood by that person or the set of all words likely to be used by that person when constructing new sentences. Tests of vocabulary are integral components of… …
15vocabulary — [[t]voʊkæ̱bjʊləri, AM leri[/t]] vocabularies 1) N VAR: oft with poss Your vocabulary is the total number of words you know in a particular language. His speech is immature, his vocabulary limited... We read to improve our vocabularies. 2) N SING… …
16vocabulary — vocabularied, adj. /voh kab yeuh ler ee/, n., pl. vocabularies. 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. 2. a list …
17vocabulary — n. (pl. ies) 1 the (principal) words used in a language or a particular book or branch of science etc. or by a particular author (scientific vocabulary; the vocabulary of Shakespeare). 2 a list of these, arranged alphabetically with definitions… …
18vocabulary — noun a) A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning. My Russian vocabulary is very limited. b) The collection of words a person knows and uses. The… …
19vocabulary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. words, glossary, wordlist; dictionary, lexicon; language. See speech. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. wordlist, dictionary, lexicon, lexis, thesaurus, stock of words, glossary, promptorium (Latin), scientific …
20vocabulary — noun 1) technical vocabulary Syn: language, lexicon, lexis, words; diction, terminology, phraseology, nomenclature, terms, expressions, parlance, idiom, jargon, vernacular, argot, cant; informal vocab, lingo …
