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# vocabulary

noun (a vocabulary, vocabularies — usually singular)

«vocabulary» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Vocabulary is all the words a person knows or uses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocabulary/#m1)
2. The vocabulary of a language or subject is all the words in it, or the special words used in it: maths vocabulary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocabulary/#m2)
3. A vocabulary can be a list of words with their meanings, used for learning, especially a foreign language. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocabulary/#m3)

### In the lessons

In English and language lessons, children build their vocabulary by reading and learning new words; in maths, vocabulary words include sum, difference, product and quotient. In everyday life, reading widely grows your vocabulary. Phrases: build your vocabulary, a wide vocabulary, vocabulary list, key vocabulary.

### Examples

- Reading lots of books helps you build your vocabulary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocabulary/#x1)
- Our French vocabulary test is on Friday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocabulary/#x2)
- «Sum» and «product» are maths vocabulary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocabulary/#x3)
- She has a big vocabulary for her age. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocabulary/#x4)
- Learn the new science vocabulary at the back of the book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocabulary/#x5)
- A baby's vocabulary grows quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocabulary/#x6)
- Write each vocabulary word in a sentence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocabulary/#x7)

### Note

Usually uncountable or singular: «a wide vocabulary», «my vocabulary». Informal short form: «vocab». Spelling: vo-CAB-u-lar-y. Each word is one item of vocabulary; «vocabulary» is not the word itself.

## In Jewish tradition

In English and language lessons, children build their vocabulary by reading and learning new words; in maths, vocabulary words include sum, difference, product and quotient. In everyday life, reading widely grows your vocabulary. Phrases: build your vocabulary, a wide vocabulary, vocabulary list, key vocabulary.

### Examples

- Midrash Tanchuma 1:5 on \[Genesis 1:1\], Zohar 1:3a inter alia.\] \[note 8: Though the phrase is usually translated the ‘Thirty-Two Paths’, I find that the alliteration of ‘Wondrous Ways of Wisdom’ neatly approximates the SY’s choice of poetic vocabulary. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vocabulary/#x1)

### Note

Usually uncountable or singular: «a wide vocabulary», «my vocabulary». Informal short form: «vocab». Spelling: vo-CAB-u-lar-y. Each word is one item of vocabulary; «vocabulary» is not the word itself.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «vocabulary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vocabulary/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«vocabulary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vocabulary.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «vocabulary» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vocabulary/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«vocabulary» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/vocabulary.html) on Mova free.