noun (plural vocabularies)
1 [C,U] all the words that a person knows or uses:
to have a wide / limited vocabulary * your active vocabulary (= the words that you use) * your passive vocabulary (= the words that you understand but don't use) * Reading will increase your vocabulary. * The word 'failure' is not in his vocabulary (= for him, failure does not exist).
2 [C] all the words in a particular language:
When did the word 'bungalow' first enter the vocabulary?
3 [C,U] the words that people use when they are talking about a particular subject:
The word has become part of advertising vocabulary.
4 (also informal vocab ) [C,U] a list of words with their meanings, especially in a book for learning a foreign language
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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