Noun: vocabulary vow'ka-byu,le-ree [N. Amer], vow'ka-byû-lu-ree [Brit]
- A listing of the words used in some enterprise
"The textbook included a vocabulary list for each chapter";
- vocab [informal]
- A language user's knowledge of words
"A person's mental lexicon expands as they learn new vocabulary";
- lexicon, mental lexicon, vocab [informal]
- The system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts)
"he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques"
Derived forms: vocabularies
Type of: cognition, frame, frame of reference, noesis [technical], wordbook
Encyclopedia: Vocabulary