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as in terminology
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
scientific vocabulary
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as in language
the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication
children learn enough of the common vocabulary to make themselves understood by around the age of two
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Recent Examples of vocabulary
Rosanna Arquette has a major issue with Quentin Tarantino's vocabulary.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
At age 3, most kids have a vocabulary of 500 to 1,000 words.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Melissa Morales of Somos Votantes, a Latino voter and civic engagement organization, said Democrats should cut the word out of their campaign vocabulary.
—Meg Kinnard, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
But what Kucker and her colleagues found was that even when children watched with an adult or watched educational media, the relationship between screen use and vocabulary did not change.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
At age 3, most kids have a vocabulary of 500 to 1,000 words.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Melissa Morales of Somos Votantes, a Latino voter and civic engagement organization, said Democrats should cut the word out of their campaign vocabulary.
—Meg Kinnard, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
But what Kucker and her colleagues found was that even when children watched with an adult or watched educational media, the relationship between screen use and vocabulary did not change.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocabulary
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Young sailors will learn water safety, basic terminology and how to tie knots.—
Jessie Dax-Setkus,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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There are so many games to pick and so much terminology floating around.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 Mar. 2026
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Fifty languages are spoken by a dozen ethnic groups, which include my tribe, the Ogoni, the Ijaw (the delta’s largest ethnic group), as well as the Ilaje, Ibibio, Andoni, Itsekiri, and Urhobo peoples.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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His presence is especially visible around the March 31 César Chávez Day, with the state Department of Education offering extensive lesson plans, biographies in multiple languages, and service-learning activities.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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The gambit that Shelley somehow comes to possess her fictional creation is sustained, as Ida alternates between a very American dialect and a more high-toned British accent.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Having a few weeks of rehearsal ahead of filming helped McEwen and Kidman to establish the similarities in their performances, as did work with Kidman’s dialect coach.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The next morning, doctors noted that his tongue had become swollen, DHS said.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2026
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And if a mother kept a piece of jasper on hand throughout her child’s infancy, they would both be protected from malign spirits of the air and from the tongue of the ancient serpent that was hell‑bent on ensnaring newborns.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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In 1993, Green started compiling 500 years of English slang by sifting through mountains of primary sources.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
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Blending Milanese slang with French and Arabic, his rhymes should bring a fresh energy to the event.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Feb. 2026
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If the assignment is to translate something from a foreign language, there are plenty of tools and resources that can do it for you, including by recognizing and figuratively translating idioms.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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The centuries-old pot-kettle idiom points out hypocrisy — as when one person accuses another of a flaw that afflicts himself.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Vocabulary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocabulary. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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