vocabulary

Plural

vocabularies

1. 1.A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.

   • Vocabulary is the basis of language.

2. 2.The collection of words a person knows and uses.

   • My Russian vocabulary is very limited.

3. 3.The stock of words used in a particular field.

   • The vocabulary of social sciences is often incomprehensible to ordinary people.

4. 4.The words of a language collectively; lexis.

   • The vocabulary of any language is influenced by contacts with other cultures.
   • Vocabulary provides a foundation from which grammar, phonology, and morphology emerge, and in a subject area it provides access to conceptual knowledge. Vocabulary selection for pedagogical purposes is therefore crucial.

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