Phrase guide

vocabulary word

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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noun

Meaning 1

A word which a student is expected to learn; a word included in a test of one's general vocabulary or of subject-specific terminology

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: education

Examples

  • 2020 July 15, "33 Middle School Vocabulary Words Adults Still Get Wrong" Reader's Digest

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vocabulary item

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A newly learned word; a sophisticated or pretentious word

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, broadly, informal

Examples

  • 2016 January 29, Necco Ceresani, "You Are Ready for Continuous Delivery, Take the Leap" XebiaLabs Most people call this Continuous Integration, but like DevOps, it is just a vocabulary word for working together, and making sure everything works together.giphy (3)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

An ordinary dictionary word, as opposed to a name or neologism

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 字彙詞 /字汇词 (zìhuìcí) — one of the common words of a language
  • Finnish: keskeinen sana — one of the common words of a language
  • German: Vokabel — one of the common words of a language
  • Swedish: glosa — one of the common words of a language