English Dictionary: vocabularies | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vocabulary \Vo*cab"u*la*ry\, n.; pl. {Vocabularies}. [LL. vocabularium, vocabularius: cf. F. vocabulaire. See {Vocable}.] 1. A list or collection of words arranged in alphabetical order and explained; a dictionary or lexicon, either of a whole language, a single work or author, a branch of science, or the like; a word-book. 2. A sum or stock of words employed. His vocabulary seems to have been no larger than was necessary for the transaction of business. --Macaulay. |