English Online Dictionary. What means vocabulary? What does vocabulary mean?
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin vocābulārium. Doublet of vocabularium.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vəʊˈkabjʊləɹɪ/, /vəˈkabjʊləɹɪ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /voʊˈkæbjəlɛɹi/, /vəˈkæbjəlɛɹi/
- (Canada) IPA(key): [vo(ː)ˈkabjʊlɛɹi], [vəˈkabjʊləɹi]
- (Ottawa Valley) IPA(key): [voˈkjab(ɪ)lɛɹɪ], [vəˈkabələɹi]
- Hyphenation: vo‧cab‧u‧lary
Noun
vocabulary (countable and uncountable, plural vocabularies)
- A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
- The collection of words a person knows and uses.
- The stock of words used in a particular field.
- The words of a language collectively; lexis.
- (by extension) A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques.
Synonyms
- (wordlist): See Thesaurus:dictionary
- (total words of a person or language): word-stock, word-hoard
Derived terms
Related terms
- vocable
- vocal