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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vocabulary \Vo*cab"u*la*ry\, n.; pl {Vocabularies}. [LL. vocabularium vocabularius: cf F. vocabulaire See {Vocable}.] 1. A list or collection of words arranged in alphabetical order and explained; a dictionary or lexicon, either of a whole language, a single work or author, a branch of science, or the like a word-book. 2. A sum or stock of words employed. His vocabulary seems to have been no larger than was necessary for the transaction of business. --Macaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: vocabulary n 1: a listing of the words used in some enterprise 2: a language user's knowledge of words [syn: {lexicon}, {mental lexicon}] 3: the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts); "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques"
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