Meaning & use
vocabulary
The words a person knows or uses, or the words used in a language or subject.
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Reading a few pages each evening helped Lena expand her vocabulary.
The course introduces the vocabulary of photography, including aperture and exposure.
A note on using this word
Use 'a large vocabulary' for many known words and 'technical vocabulary' for words belonging to a particular subject.
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