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VOCABULARY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A language user's knowledge of words
Synonyms:
lexicon; mental lexicon; vocabulary
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("vocabulary" is a kind of...):
cognition; knowledge; noesis (the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning)
Holonyms ("vocabulary" is a part of...):
language; speech (the mental faculty or power of vocal communication)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts)
Example:
he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("vocabulary" is a kind of...):
frame; frame of reference (a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning)
Domain category:
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A listing of the words used in some enterprise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("vocabulary" is a kind of...):
wordbook (a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings))
Context examples:
A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to device-in-use.
(Device-In-Use Domain, NCI Thesaurus)
A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to device properties.
(Device Properties Domain, NCI Thesaurus)
A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to demographics.
(Demographics Domain, NCI Thesaurus)
A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to concomitant medication administration.
(Concomitant Medication Domain, NCI Thesaurus)
A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to disease characteristics.
(Disease Characteristics Domain, NCI Thesaurus)
A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to developmental milestones.
(Developmental Milestone Domain, NCI Thesaurus)
A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to device events.
(Device Events Domain, NCI Thesaurus)
A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to device exposure.
(Device Exposure Domain, NCI Thesaurus)
The NCI EVS is set of services and resources that address NCI's needs for controlled vocabulary.
(NCI Enterprise Vocabulary Services, NCI Thesaurus)
A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to nonclinical pregnancy results.
(Nonclinical Pregnancy Results Domain, NCI Thesaurus)
