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 | ||