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vocabulary

Definition for vocabulary

noun as in language of a person or people

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The vocabulary of war is being repurposed for politics.

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“We have this character who has very big emotions and very deep thoughts and a real curiosity about the world, but he doesn’t have the vocabulary to express that.”

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So I think that her vocabulary of options, or the number options she has, is probably around 500 to 600.

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"There's no roadblock at all on rare earths -- that will hopefully disappear from our vocabulary," he said, without giving details.

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It is firmly addressed to an academic audience, and when Ms. Gaul puts on her gender-studies hat, you can expect much of the specialized vocabulary associated with that discipline.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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