VOCABULARY

vocabulary, lexicon, mental lexicon

(noun) a language user’s knowledge of words

vocabulary

(noun) the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts); “he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques”

vocabulary

(noun) a listing of the words used in some enterprise

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

vocabulary (countable and uncountable, plural vocabularies)

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

The collection of words a person knows and uses.

The stock of words used in a particular field.

The words of a language collectively.

A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques

Synonyms

• clavis

• glossary

• idioticon

• word-stock

Coordinate terms

• dictionary

• lexicon

• wordhoard

Source: Wiktionary

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Vo*cab"u*la*ry, n.; pl. Vocabularies. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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