passive vocabulary
- The definition of a passive vocabulary is a list of all of the words and definitions of a language, profession, specialized group of individuals or from a specific person.
An example of a passive vocabulary is a collection of words and definitions in a dictionary.
passive vocabulary
Variant of vocabulary
noun pl. vocabularies
- a list of words and, often, phrases, abbreviations, inflectional forms, etc., usually arranged in alphabetical order and defined or otherwise identified, as in a dictionary or glossary
- all the words of a language
- all the words used by a particular person, socioeconomic group, profession, etc.in full active vocabulary
- all the words recognized and understood, although not necessarily used, by a particular personin full passive vocabulary
- all the words used by a particular person, socioeconomic group, profession, etc.
- an interrelated group of nonverbal symbols, signs, gestures, etc. used for communication or expression in a particular art, skill, etc.
Origin: ML vocabularium from Classical Latin vocabulum, a word: see vocable
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