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vocabulary

noun

vō-ˈka-byə-ˌler-ē

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the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field scientific vocabulary

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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 These once taboo words — among others — have become part of our daily vocabulary and conversations, a sign of greater interest in, and knowledge of, women’s health. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026 Meaning in Bulgarian is often expressed through different verb tenses, whereas English deploys its more robust vocabulary. — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 At War With the Mystics followed the extraordinary success of The Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots and found the Oklahoma band continuing to stretch its psychedelic pop vocabulary. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026 For specialized work, Voibe includes Developer Mode and custom vocabulary for coding and technical terminology. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vocabulary

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The action and its effective date The terminology in a Missouri license-suspension notice can indicate the type of administrative action involved and the process associated with it.

— Karen Koehler, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
Medical bills are often impenetrable documents littered with complex codes and terminology, and sorting through charges and details about insurance coverage can feel intimidating, if not downright paralyzing.

— Jennifer Schlinger, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

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The administration’s language would establish a range of mandatory minimum sentences based on the amount of loss involved in fraud schemes, according to the document.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
In 2025, the first chime of bells from a mountain pavilion at dawn, accompanied by a gentle morning greeting, creates a space where each collection is experienced independently and explores the versatile expressions of Songmont’s design language.

— Footwear News, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

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Documenting many varieties is a way to not just share the language, but to illustrate how dialects of Pennsylvania Dutch differ and maybe even fill in each other’s gaps.

— Eythana Miller, The Dial, 24 Sep. 2026
Italy is a unique country where every city has its own identity, architecture, traditions, flavors, dialects and even different ways of life.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

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The heel of the shoe and its tongue tag also feature co-branding with Nigo and j-hope’s names on them and, instead of standard cotton laces, the sneakers have braided, multicolor ropes that pick up on the overall color scheme.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
And at Mugler, the mood was set before the first look appeared, with screens beaming erotic footage that included mating snails, sweaty skin, a woman’s tongue and two people kissing.

— Amy Francombe, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

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McCaffrey and the 49ers will return to the United States after their win and lesson in Australian slang to play the Miami Dolphins in Week 2.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
The script itself is filled with the language of its time and place, including Berliner gutter slang and high-society clichés, casino speech and capitalist jargon, spoken Yiddish and literary German.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

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The first Velvet Underground album, the mid-period Beatles, Kinks, and Creedence Clearwater Revival records, with enough time, seem almost like different components to the same idiom.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Cinema is, after all, a language, and Belgian filmmakers come from a country built on the need to understand language as a bridge—between its regions, its people, and its idioms.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

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