vocabulary

CEFRA1

/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    All the words known or used by a person or language.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The collection of words a person knows and uses.

Examples

  • First you have to build up your vocabulary.

  • You need a large vocabulary to read that book.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /-jʊ-/
  • /vəˈkab.jə.lə.ɾe/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The stock of words used in a particular field.

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

  3. The words of a language collectively; lexis.

More examples

In context

  • The vocabulary of any language is influenced by contacts with other cultures.

  • The vocabulary of social sciences is often incomprehensible to ordinary people.

  • My Russian vocabulary is very limited.

Synonyms

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Question 1 · Quick check

Reading many books regularly helps improve your blank and your writing skills.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin vocābulārium. Doublet of vocabularium.