VOCABULARY
Dictionary entry overview: What does vocabulary mean?
• VOCABULARY (noun)
The noun VOCABULARY has 3 senses:
1. a listing of the words used in some enterprise
2. a language user's knowledge of words
3. the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts)
Familiarity information: VOCABULARY used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• VOCABULARY (noun)
Meaning:
A listing of the words used in some enterprise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("vocabulary" is a kind of...):
wordbook (a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings))
Meaning:
A language user's knowledge of words
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
lexicon; mental lexicon; vocabulary
Hypernyms ("vocabulary" is a kind of...):
cognition; knowledge; noesis (the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning)
Holonyms ("vocabulary" is a part of...):
language; speech (the mental faculty or power of vocal communication)
Meaning:
The system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context example:
he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques
Hypernyms ("vocabulary" is a kind of...):
frame of reference (a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning)
Domain category:
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
