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vocabulary
What does vocabulary mean?
vocabulary (noun): the collection of words a person knows and uses.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce vocabulary?
/voʊˈkæbjəˌlɛɹi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does vocabulary come from?
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin vocābulārium.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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