n.
Pronunciation: v ō - ' ka-by ə - ˌ ler- ē , v ə -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -lar · ies
Etymology: Middle French vocabulaire, probably from Medieval Latin vocabularium, from neuter of vocabularius verbal, from Latin vocabulum
Date: 1532
1 : a list or collection of words or of words and phrases usually alphabetically arranged and explained or defined : LEXICON
2 a : a sum or stock of words employed by a language, group, individual, or work or in a field of knowledge b : a list or collection of terms or codes available for use (as in an indexing system)
3 : a supply of expressive techniques or devices (as of an art form)