English noun: vocabulary | |||
1. | vocabulary (communication) a listing of the words used in some enterprise | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wordbook | ||
2. | vocabulary (cognition) a language user's knowledge of words | ||
Synonyms | lexicon, mental lexicon | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cognition, knowledge, noesis | ||
Part meronym | language, speech | ||
3. | vocabulary (cognition) the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts) | ||
Samples | He introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | frame, frame of reference | ||
Domain category | art, artistic creation, artistic production | ||