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vocabulary

vo·ca·bu·lary

UK/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ US/vəʊ-/ fairly common

noun

1.

a listing of the words used in some enterprise

2.
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”

Phrases

  • active vocabulary
  • controlled vocabulary
  • defining vocabulary
  • extended vocabulary
  • in someone's vocabulary
  • international scientific vocabulary
  • vocabulary word
  • working vocabulary

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