vocabulaire

Definitions of vocabulaire
  1. noun
    a language user's knowledge of words
    synonyms: thésaurus
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    type of:
    connaissance, savoir
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  2. noun
    a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings)
    synonyms: lexique
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    dictionnaire
    a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
    glossaire
    an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
    thésaurus
    a book containing a classified list of synonyms
    dictionnaire bilingue
    a dictionary giving equivalent words in two languages
    dictionnaire étymologique
    a dictionary giving the historical origins of each word
    dictionnaire de poche
    a dictionary that is small enough to carry in your pocket
    type of:
    ouvrage de référence
    a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
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