VOCABULARY


Meaning of VOCABULARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ vō-ˈka-byə-ˌler-ē, və- ]

noun

( 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)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.