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Vocabulary - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Vocabulary : (noun)
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"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Vocabulary |
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eyeQsuccess: eyeQ Vocabulary Builder word of the week: Egregious, (Adjective) blatant, outrageous, gross, glaring, rank. http://bit.ly/KyxQB |
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eyeQsuccess: Vocabulary Builder word of the week: Egregious, (Adjective) blatant, outrageous, gross, glaring, rank. http://bit.ly/KyxQB |
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camilopedroso: @alanoliv Vocabulary: "Aê mano, ramelô na missão!" significa que a pessoa não fez o que se comprometeu! :P |
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