Synonyms for vocabulary
voʊˈkæb yəˌlɛr ivo·cab·u·la·ry

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1. vocabulary

   An author's diction is strictly his choice and use of words, with no special reference to thought; expression regards the words simply as the vehicle of the thought. Phrase and phraseology apply to words or combinations of words which are somewhat technical; as, in legal phraseology; in military phrase. Diction is general; wording is limited; we speak of the diction of an author or of a work, the wording of a proposition, of a resolution, etc. Verbiage never bears this sense (see CIRCUMLOCUTION.) The language of a writer or speaker may be the national speech he employs; as, the English or French language; or the word may denote his use of that language; as, the author's language is well (or ill) chosen. Style includes diction, expression, rhetorical figures such as metaphor and simile, the effect of an author's prevailing tone of thought, of his personal traits — in short, all that makes up the clothing of thought in words; thus, we speak of a figurative style, a frigid or an argumentative style, etc., or of the style of Macaulay, Prescott, or others. An author's vocabulary is the range of words which he brings into his use. Compare LANGUAGE.

   Synonyms:
   diction, expression, language, phrase, phraseology, style, verbiage, wording

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1. vocabularynoun

   a listing of the words used in some enterprise

   Synonyms:
   mental lexicon, lexicon

2. vocabulary, lexicon, mental lexiconnoun

   a language user's knowledge of words

   Synonyms:
   mental lexicon, dictionary, lexicon

3. vocabularynoun

   the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts)

   "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques"

   Synonyms:
   mental lexicon, lexicon

Matched Categories

1. • Art
   • Cognition
   • Frame Of Reference
   • Wordbook

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1. vocab

   exercise;words

   Submitted by anonymous on April 2, 2020  

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1. vocabularynoun

   Synonyms:
   dictionary, glossary, lexicon, word-book, list of words

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1. List of paraphrases for "vocabulary":

   vocabularies, lexicon, terminology, glossary, language

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1. vocabulary

   Synonyms:
   Terminology

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1. vocabulary

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1. Mary Beth Haglin:

   He did so with such intelligence and such an elevated vocabulary that I was completely duped by the whole facade, many people see him as the victim and me as the perpetrator.

2. Elizabeth Scala -LRB- @swiftieprof -RRB-:

   I want to take what Taylor Swift fans can already do at a sophisticated level, tease it out for them a bit with a different vocabulary, and then show them how, in fact, Taylor Swift draws on richer literary traditions in Read MoreStudents songwriting, both topically but also formally in terms of how Read MoreStudents uses references, metaphors, and clever manipulations of words, i'll be showing students that these operations and interpretive moves one makes when reading Read MoreStudents songs are appropriate to all forms of writing.

3. Anatol Stefanowitsch:

   I can’t think of anything, at least since the Second World War, that would have changed the vocabulary as drastically, and at the same time as quickly, as the corona pandemic, i can think of many other examples of a huge cultural shift that changed the German vocabulary. But they didn’t happen within a few months.

4. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   A subtle but effective way of encouraging an irregular voter is by slightly altering your vocabulary when you ask questions. For reasons that are unclear, people’s internal identity is only loosely connected to their actions—until they’re reminded of the discrepancy between the two. Use that to your advantage by emphasizing the identity of being a voter rather than the act of voting.

5. Hugo Ferreira:

   Touring can be brutal. I think Ozzy should consider himself lucky to have the word ‘ retire ’ in his vocabulary. Most musicians don’t have that luxury because either they stop making enough money or they suffer years of abuse on their body.