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   vocabulary

   /və(ʊ)ˈkabjʊləri/

   noun

   • 1. the body of words used in a particular language: "a comparison of the vocabularies of different languages" Similar lexiconword stocklexis
   • ▪ the words used in a particular subject or sphere of activity or on a particular occasion: "the vocabulary of law"
   • ▪ the body of words known to an individual person: "he had a wide vocabulary"
   • ▪ a list of difficult or unfamiliar words with an explanation of their meanings, accompanying a piece of specialist or foreign-language text. Similar wordbookdictionaryword listwordfinderglossarylexiconconcordancethesaurus
   • 2. a range of artistic or stylistic forms, techniques, or movements: "dance companies have their own vocabularies of movement"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (denoting a list of words with definitions or translations): from medieval Latin vocabularius, from Latin vocabulum (see vocable).

   Scrabble Points: 20

   • V

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   • O

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   • C

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   • A

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   • B

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   • U

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   • L

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   • A

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   • R

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   • Y

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