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There is a continuum of values between the churches and the general community. What distinguishes the handling of these values in the churches is mainly the heavier dosage of religious vocabulary involved.
Peter L. Berger

Meaning of "vocabulary" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VOCABULARY

From Medieval Latin vocābulārium, from vocābulārius concerning words, from Latin vocābulumvocable.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VOCABULARY

vocabulary  [vəˈkæbjʊlərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VOCABULARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vocabulary is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VOCABULARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vocabulary

A person's vocabulary is the set of words within a language that are familiar to that person. A vocabulary usually develops with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Acquiring an extensive vocabulary is one of the largest challenges in learning a second language.

Definition of vocabulary in the English dictionary

The first definition of vocabulary in the dictionary is a listing, either selective or exhaustive, containing the words and phrases of a language, with meanings or translations into another language; glossary. Other definition of vocabulary is the aggregate of words in the use or comprehension of a specified person, class, profession, etc. Vocabulary is also all the words contained in a language.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VOCABULARY


calculary
ˈkælkjʊlərɪ
capitulary
kəˈpɪtjʊlərɪ
cartulary
ˈkɑːtjʊlərɪ
chartulary
ˈtʃɑːtjʊlərɪ
constabulary
kənˈstæbjʊlərɪ
formulary
ˈfɔːmjʊlərɪ
granulary
ˈɡrænjʊlərɪ
nummulary
ˈnʌmjʊlərɪ
ovulary
ˈɒvjʊlərɪ
owlery
ˈaʊlərɪ
patibulary
pəˈtɪbjʊlərɪ
preambulary
prɪˈæmbjʊlərɪ
reticulary
rɪˈtɪkjʊlərɪ
scapulary
ˈskæpjʊlərɪ
singulary
ˈsɪŋɡjʊlərɪ
somnambulary
sɒmˈnæmbjʊlərɪ
stipulary
ˈstɪpjʊlərɪ
tintinnabulary
ˌtɪntɪˈnæbjʊlərɪ
titulary
ˈtɪtjʊlərɪ
volary
ˈvəʊlərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VOCABULARY

vocab
vocable
vocably
vocabular
vocabularian
vocabularies
vocabulist
vocal
vocal chords
vocal cords
vocal folds
vocal sac
vocal score
vocalese
vocalic
vocalic alliteration
vocalically
vocalion
vocalisation
vocalise

WORDS THAT END LIKE VOCABULARY

active vocabulary
ancillary
axillary
burglary
capillary
clary
corollary
epulary
exemplary
fibrillary
glary
Hillary
intramedullary
maxillary
medullary
papillary
passive vocabulary
Royal Ulster Constabulary
salary
starting salary

Synonyms and antonyms of vocabulary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VOCABULARY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «vocabulary» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of vocabulary

Translation of «vocabulary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VOCABULARY

Find out the translation of vocabulary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vocabulary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vocabulary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

词汇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vocabulario
570 millions of speakers

English

vocabulary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शब्दावली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُفْرَدات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

словарь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vocabulário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শব্দতালিকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vocabulaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perbendaharaan kata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vokabular
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

語彙
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어휘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kosakata
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

từ vựng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சொல்லகராதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शब्दसंग्रह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kelime hazinesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vocabolario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

słownictwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

словниковий запас
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vocabular
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λεξιλόγιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

woordeskat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ordförråd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ordforråd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vocabulary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VOCABULARY»

The term «vocabulary» is very widely used and occupies the 12.057 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «vocabulary».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VOCABULARY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vocabulary» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vocabulary» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vocabulary

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10 QUOTES WITH «VOCABULARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vocabulary.
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Louisa May Alcott
'Stay' is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.
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J. G. Ballard
I believe that if it were possible to scrap the whole of existing literature, all writers would find themselves inevitably producing something very close to SF ... No other form of fiction has the vocabulary of ideas and images to deal with the present, let alone the future.
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Peter L. Berger
There is a continuum of values between the churches and the general community. What distinguishes the handling of these values in the churches is mainly the heavier dosage of religious vocabulary involved.
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David Josiah Brewer
Neighbor is no longer confined to the vocabulary of the individual. It is a national word. Modern inventions have annihilated distance. Commercial relations have broken down barriers of race and religion, and the family of nations is a recognized fact.
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Claire Cameron
Parents spend a lot of time talking over kids. My son went through a vocabulary burst as I was writing 'The Bear.' I thought, 'What if I just stopped and listened?'
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Jan Chipchase
It will be interesting to see if Seoul's urban vocabulary of numerous, ever-present interactive screens will translate to other cities such as Beijing, London, and New York. It will also be intriguing to see if smaller cities and towns adopt aspects of Seoul's screen culture throughout Asia, Europe, and North America.
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Artur Davis
I think the most overused words in our vocabulary in the South are black and white.
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Lydia Davis
If I was writing about an academic or a more difficult person, I would use the Latinate vocabulary more, but I do think Anglo-saxon is the language of emotion.
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Carmen Agra Deedy
Read, read, read. Read good books. You will strengthen your understanding of story. Your vocabulary will be the richer for it.
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Mos Def
Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VOCABULARY»

Discover the use of vocabulary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vocabulary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Vocabulary Book: Learning & Instruction
This text presents a comprehensive plan for vocabulary instruction from kindergarten through high school— one broad enough to instruct students with small vocabularies, exceptional vocabularies, and every child in between.
Michael F. Graves, 2006
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Learning Vocabulary in Another Language
This book provides pedagogical suggestions for both teachers and learners.
I. S. P. Nation, 2001
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Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT
Analogies removed? Multiple-Choice Grammar and Usage Questions ? Modified Reading Questions.Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT addresses all of the revisions in the test without vocabulary studies.Students will benefit from:?
Daniel A. Reed, 2004
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30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary
A thirty-day vocabulary building program which includes a pronunciation guide and word origins and histories
Wilfred Funk, Norman Lewis, 1991
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SAT Vocabulary Prep Level 1
Provides five hundred SAT vocabulary words, separted into three difficulty levels, that include definitions, parts of speech, pronunciation, synonyms, and sample sentences in contex.
Kaplan, 2008
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Handbook of Korean Vocabulary: An Approach to Word ...
The Handbook of Korean Vocabulary offers a solution to this problem for students of Korean. The Handbook is the first ever "root dictionary" of Korean designed for second-language learners.
Miho Choo, William O'Grady, William D. O'Grady, 1996
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Words, Meaning and Vocabulary: An Introduction to Modern ...
This work goes back to the sources of modern English words and studies the development of vocabulary over time.
Howard Jackson, Etienne Zé Amvela, 2000
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The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax and Other Irreverent Essays ...
These and many other odd questions are typical topics in this collection of essays that present and occasionally zany, often wry, but always fascinating look at language and the people who study it.
Geoffrey K. Pullum, 1991
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Test Your English Vocabulary in Use Elementary with Answers
Test Your English Vocabulary in Use Elementary 2nd edition can be used on its own or with the companion volume English Vocabulary in Use Elementary 2nd edition.
Michael McCarthy, Felicity O'Dell, 2010
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English Vocabulary in Use Elementary with Answers
Test Your English Vocabulary in Use Elementary 2nd edition can be used on its own or with the companion volume English Vocabulary in Use Elementary 2nd edition.
Michael McCarthy, Felicity O'Dell, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VOCABULARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vocabulary is used in the context of the following news items.
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Size Matters: The Vocabularies Of Pop Musicians
A new study looks at the lyrics of the 93 bestselling music artists in recording history. Turns out rappers tend to have a wider vocabulary than others. Famous ... «NPR, Jul 15»
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Eminem has music's biggest vocabulary, study says
"The aim is to compare the vocabulary size of these musicians," they say in the study. "Some of them have released a lot more songs than the others because of ... «CNN, Jul 15»
3
Taco Bell Corp is tapping millennial vocabulary to stay relevant
NEW YORK — Taco Bell Corp. executives are studying a strange new vocabulary emerging on this side of the border — the lingo of its young customers. «Financial Post, Jun 15»
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Ornette Coleman Sues Over 'New Vocabulary'
Updated below at 6:40 p.m. ET with defendants' response. Was it a laudable snapshot of cross-generational jamming, or taking advantage of a jazz titan? «NPR, May 15»
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Vocabulary test takes away some National Spelling Bee drama
But when the finalists were announced — factoring in scores from a computerized spelling and vocabulary test — Vanya was eliminated. ESPN's cameras cut to ... «Salt Lake Tribune, May 15»
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"WaitChatter" app teaches vocabulary during moments in between …
In a pilot study, WaitChatter users learned approximately four words a day over a period of two weeks. Credit: Carrie Cai. The average person spends 10 to 15 ... «Phys.Org, May 15»
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Bud Light sorry for saying it removes 'no' from vocabulary
“The perfect beer for removing 'no' from your vocabulary for the night.” According to Anheuser-Bush, the provocative sentence was intended to be a fun way of ... «New York Post, Apr 15»
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High School: Islamic vocabulary lesson part of Common Core …
Parents in Farmville, North Carolina want to know why their children were given a Common Core vocabulary assignment in an English class that promoted the ... «Fox News, Dec 14»
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Quiz: how good is your vocabulary?
The research also revealed that readers of quality newspapers (including online versions) made more progress in vocabulary than people who did not read ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
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Children 'go wild' for Guiness World Record-setting vocabulary lesson
Ms. Bartolli and her preschoolers joined teachers and students in 37 cities to try to set a Guinness World Record for the world's largest vocabulary lesson in ... «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Oct 14»

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