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defining vocabulary

defining vocabulary noun: a restricted set of words used to define all other terms in a dictionary.

Noun

defining vocabulary (plural defining vocabularies)

  1. A restricted set of words used to define all other terms in a dictionary.

Forms of defining vocabulary

pluraldefining vocabularies

Questions about defining vocabulary

What does defining vocabulary mean?
Defining vocabulary means a restricted set of words used to define all other terms in a dictionary.
What part of speech is defining vocabulary?
Defining vocabulary is a noun.
What is the plural of defining vocabulary?
The plural of defining vocabulary is defining vocabularies.

Words near defining vocabulary in the dictionary

  1. defining moment
  2. defining moments
  3. defining relative clause
  4. defining relative clauses
  5. defining vocabularies
  6. defining vocabulary
  7. definingly
  8. definite
  9. definite article
  10. definite articles
  11. definite clause

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