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vocabulary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. words, glossary, wordlist; dictionary, lexicon; language. See speech. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. wordlist, dictionary, lexicon, lexis, thesaurus, stock of words, glossary, promptorium (Latin), scientific … English dictionary for students
Word wall — A word wall is literacy tool composed of an organized collection of words which are displayed in large visible letters on a wall, bulletin board, or other display surface, usually in a classroom. The word wall is designed to be a tool for… … Wikipedia
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
Word game — Word games and puzzles are generally engaged as a source of entertainment, but they have been found to serve a very useful and progressive educational purpose as well. For instance, young children can find enjoyment playing modestly competitive… … Wikipedia
Vocabulary — Vo*cab u*la*ry (v[ o]*k[a^]b [ u]*l[asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Vocabularies}. [LL. vocabularium, vocabularius: cf. F. vocabulaire. See {Vocable}.] 1. A list or collection of words arranged in alphabetical order and explained; a dictionary or lexicon,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Word Up (video game) — Word Up also known as Word Soup is a popular SWP (skill with prizes) game which can be found in around 40%Fact|date=March 2008 of the pubs in Great Britain. Located on the itbox and other terminals, the game was developed by Big Fizz Games in… … Wikipedia
Word error rate — (WER) is a common metric of the performance of a speech recognition system.The general difficulty of measuring performance lies in the fact that the recognized word sequence can have a different length from the reference word sequence (supposedly … 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
Word usage — is how a word, phrase, or concept is used in a language. Lexicographers gather samples of written or spoken instances where a word is used and analyze them to determine patterns of regional or social usage as well as meaning. A word, for example… … Wikipedia
vocabulary — [n] language of a person or people cant, dictionary, glossary, jargon, lexicon, palaver, phraseology, terminology, thesaurus, wordbook, word hoard*, words, word stock*; concepts 276,280 … New thesaurus
