Vocabulary Meaning
/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
nounThe collection of words a person knows and uses.
Sentence Examples
First you have to build up your vocabulary.
You need a large vocabulary to read that book.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Reading many books regularly helps improve your ____ and your writing skills.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Reading books is a great way to improve your English ____ and learn many new and interesting words today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der. Latin voc(ā) Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Latin -bulum Latin vocābulum Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -ārius Latin -ārium Medieval Latin vocābulāriumlbor. English vocabulary Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin vocābulārium. Doublet of vocabularium.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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 subjects”, in Journal of English for Academic Purposes, volume 35, →DOI, page 106:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Reading many books regularly helps improve your ____ and your writing skills.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Reading books is a great way to improve your English ____ and learn many new and interesting words today.