Category:Vocabulary

Vo*cab"u*la*ry, n.; pl. Vocabularies. Etym: [ll. vocabularium, Vocabularius: cf. F. vocabulaire. See vocable.]

1. A list or collection of words arranged in alphabetical order and Explained; a dictionary or lexicon, either of a whole language, a Single work or author, a branch of science, or the like; a word-book.

2. A sum or stock of words employed. His vocabulary seems to have been no larger than was necessary for The transaction of business. Macaulay.