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Vocabulary size — is a crucial measure in tracking foreign language acquisition for language learners. Many students and teachers are unclear, however, on the number of words one needs to know to gain even basic facility with a language. This article covers some… … Wikipedia
vocabulary — [vō kab′yə ler΄ē] n. pl. vocabularies [ML vocabularium < L vocabulum, a word: see VOCABLE] 1. a list of words and, often, phrases, abbreviations, inflectional forms, etc., usually arranged in alphabetical order and defined or otherwise… … English World dictionary
vocabulary — n. 1) to command a vocabulary 2) to build, develop, enlarge one s vocabulary 3) an extensive, huge, large, rich vocabulary 4) a meager, restricted, small vocabulary 5) a basic; technical vocabulary 6) an active; passive vocabulary * * * [və… … Combinatory dictionary
vocabulary — vo|cab|u|la|ry [vəˈkæbjuləri, vəu US leri, vou ] n plural vocabularies [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: vocabulaire, from Medieval Latin vocabularium, from Latin vocabulum word, name , from vocare; VOCATION] 1.) [U and C] all the words that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
vocabulary — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, extensive, large, rich, wide ▪ English has a rich vocabulary and literature. ▪ Try to develop a wide vocabulary. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
passive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very … Collocations dictionary
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Croatian linguistic purism — One of the features of standard Croatian language and in common with several languages such as Czech, Finnish, Slovenian, Tamil or Turkish is word coinage using roots or elements perceived as being characteristic or unique to the speech of the… … Wikipedia
СЛОВАРЬ ПАССИВНЫЙ — (aнгл. passive vocabulary) – совокупность слов, которые человек более или менее точно понимает (при чтении и слушании), но не использует сам в речи. С. п. шире активного словаря. Также называется словарем узнавания. Чем богаче С. п. у человека,… … Энциклопедический словарь по психологии и педагогике