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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
As with Succession, vocabulary and tone are crucial to Mountainhead’s pacing, humor, and authenticity.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
Just as vocabulary helps moderate the news of an individual’s Blackness, mixed-race heritage helps create a gentler path toward Black power in societies where influence traditionally is concentrated among white people.
—Rebecca R. Bibbs, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Of note is the incorporation of vocabulary from Ivan’s archaic Norm language, a special touch that entranced me.
—The Know, Denver Post, 1 June 2025
Zimbabwe and South Africa share in Rhodes a common ancestor; in Ndebele a language with a close connection to Zulu (the most spoken language in South Africa); and the common visual vocabulary sometimes called Ndebele art.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
Just as vocabulary helps moderate the news of an individual’s Blackness, mixed-race heritage helps create a gentler path toward Black power in societies where influence traditionally is concentrated among white people.
—Rebecca R. Bibbs, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Of note is the incorporation of vocabulary from Ivan’s archaic Norm language, a special touch that entranced me.
—The Know, Denver Post, 1 June 2025
Zimbabwe and South Africa share in Rhodes a common ancestor; in Ndebele a language with a close connection to Zulu (the most spoken language in South Africa); and the common visual vocabulary sometimes called Ndebele art.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocabulary
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District 3 Board Member Ann Maine, while in support of the assessment’s goal, questioned if different terminology could be used for the same result to avoid undue attention from the national level.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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After all, ocean issues can involve sophisticated terminology that may make newcomers hesitant to follow along.—
Simi Thambi,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Photosynthesis was such a profound development; so were eukaryotes, nervous systems and language.—
Philip Ball,
Wired News,
8 June 2025
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The government's 2011 population census found that a little more than 10% of Indians fluently speak the language.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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Weyman didn’t have long to prepare for the massive character milestone, but emphasized the importance of dialect to his portrayal of the Grey Wanderer.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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No More Officers often deal with documents in rare dialects, bad translations or messy handwriting.—
Raghu Para,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The three musketeers became the ‘Fab Four’… Princess Catherine [silently] cannot understand why Prince Harry still won't bite his tongue and continues his destructive path.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
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Gone is the tongue and so too the Three Stripes, mustache and textured toe.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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Twain dared to buck the expectations of critics by using the colloquial dialect and slang of those with little education.—
Kyra Davis Lurie
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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Some stems from that, and then some stems from being around Pacific Islanders all day and other Samoans and Hawaiians and different dialects and different slang.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
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Unleashing Wood has ushered in an exciting new phase for a widely influential band that has defined a state-of-the-art jazz idiom deeply engaged with other genres.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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Scientists analyzed recordings of three groups of chimpanzees living in the Ivory Coast and found that chimps can combine their hoots, grunts and calls in a similar way to how humans use idioms or change the order of words to build new phrases.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
11 May 2025
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“Vocabulary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocabulary. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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