Definition of vocabularnext
as in linguistic
of or relating to words or language the school banned the book for vocabular reasons, as some parents objected to the author's use of profanity

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Adjective
  • Perhaps Rousseau should get credit for not using AI to mask his lack of linguistic fluency.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Nitsuh Abebe on Pete Hegeth’s linguistic obsession.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Many owners told Bridge they were approached by knocks on the door and verbal offers.
    CBS News, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Through her work, Amon-Higa now watches as bonds blossom daily – like the unexpected relationship between Dakota, a non-verbal boy, and Ginger, an extroverted miniature pig.
    Avani Kumar, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Ghosting a seemingly healthy, communicative relationship is rarely a good option, if ever.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Clarke said Panarin, 34, had been communicative and supportive since arriving from Manhattan in a trade that took place just before the Olympic break.
    Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Further complicating the mustelids’ lexical family tree, the Haida ermine, found on islands off the Pacific Northwest coast, was also once considered a subspecies of the common stoat, but is now recognized as its own species.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Vocabular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocabular. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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