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vocabulary

Syllabification: (vo·cab·u·lar·y)

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Definition of vocabulary

noun (plural vocabularies)

the body of words used in a particular language.
words used on a particular occasion or in a particular sphere:the vocabulary of law the term became part of business vocabulary
the body of words known to an individual person:he had a wide vocabulary
a list of difficult or unfamiliar words with an explanation of their meanings, accompanying a piece of specialist or foreign-language text.
a range of artistic or stylistic forms, techniques, or movements:dance companies have their own vocabularies of movement

Origin:

mid 16th century (denoting a list of words with definitions or translations): from medieval Latin vocabularius, from Latin vocabulum (see vocable)

Grammar

The words of a language. Linguists sometimes refer to it as ‘lexis.’ It can be divided into content words and structure words.

Remember that vocabulary ends with -ary.

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