vocabulary

Syllables: vo·cab·u·laryUK/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/

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British/vəˈkabjələɹɪj/

vocabulary noun: a usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.

Noun

vocabulary (countable and uncountable, plural vocabularies)

A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
The collection of words a person knows and uses.
- My Russian vocabulary is very limited.
Synonyms:

word-stock, word-hoard
The stock of words used in a particular field.
- The vocabulary of social sciences is often incomprehensible to ordinary people.
The words of a language collectively; lexis.
- The vocabulary of any language is influenced by contacts with other cultures.
- Vocabulary provides a foundation from which grammar, phonology, and morphology emerge, and in a subject area it provides access to conceptual knowledge. Vocabulary selection for pedagogical purposes is therefore crucial.2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Advancing disciplinary literacy through English for academic purposes: Discipline-specific wordlists, collocations and word families for eight secondary...
(broadly) A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques.

vocabulary meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

vocabulary in Hindi

set of words a person knows: शब्दावली śabdāvlī
list of words: शब्दावली śabdāvlī
stock of words used in a particular field: शब्दावली śabdāvlī
words of a language collectively: शब्दावली śabdāvlī

vocabulary in Tamil

சொற்குவியல் அல்லது தொகுதி, சொற்செல்வம், சொல்வளம், சொற்றொகுதி

vocabulary in Marathi

list of words: शब्दसंग्रह śabdasaṅgrah

vocabulary in Urdu

list of words: فَرْہَن٘گ farhaṅg

More languagesFewer languages

vocabulary in Bengali: শব্দতালিকা, অভিধান
vocabulary in Telugu: శబ్దసంగ్రహము śabdasaṅgrahamu
vocabulary in Malayalam: ശബ്ദകോശം, പദസമ്പത്ത്, പദാവലി, പദസഞ്ചയം
vocabulary in Kannada: ಪದನೆರಕೆ, ಶಬ್ದಸಂಗ್ರಹ, ಶಬ್ದಸಂಪತ್ತು, ಪದಸಂಪತ್ತಿ
vocabulary in Gujarati: અભિધાન abhidhān
vocabulary in Sanskrit: अभिधान abhi-dhāna
vocabulary in Tagalog: sansalitaan, talasalitaan
vocabulary in Arabic: مُفْرَدَات mufradāt, ذَخِيرَة لُغَوِيَّة ḏaḵīra luḡawiyya, مَسْرَد masrad, مَسارِد masārid
vocabulary in Malay: kosa kata
vocabulary in Indonesian: kosakata, perbendaharaan kata
vocabulary in Thai: คำศัพท์ kam-sàp, วงศัพท์ wong-sàp
vocabulary in Vietnamese: từ vựng
vocabulary in Myanmar: ဝေါဟာရ wau:hara.

Examples of vocabulary in a sentence

Formal linguistics ignores the vocabulary of languages and focuses solely on their grammar.
When the student was behind on his vocabulary, the teacher said, "get with the program!"
Hey, watch it with the extended vocabulary — there are children here.

All 40 example sentences with vocabulary

Synonyms of vocabulary

Forms of vocabulary

plural	vocabularies

Plural of vocabulary: vocabularies

Origin of vocabulary

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin vocābulārium. Doublet of vocabularium.

Words formed from vocabulary

Phrases with vocabulary

Questions about vocabulary

What does vocabulary mean?: Vocabulary means a usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
What is vocabulary in Hindi?: Vocabulary in Hindi is शब्दावली (śabdāvlī). See Vocabulary meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is vocabulary?: Vocabulary is a noun.
How do you pronounce vocabulary?: Vocabulary is pronounced /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of vocabulary?: The plural of vocabulary is vocabularies.

Words near vocabulary in the dictionary

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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