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as in terminology
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
scientific vocabulary
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as in language
the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication
children learn enough of the common vocabulary to make themselves understood by around the age of two
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English speakers also adapted vocabulary from the Vikings.
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
One minor but effective way to sound more assertive is to nix hedging language from your vocabulary, Barbara Shabazz, PsyD, clinical psychologist based in Virginia Beach, tells SELF.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 5 Mar. 2025
Puzzles can help children improve vocabulary, hone hand-eye coordination and enhance problem-solving skills—to name a few of the benefits.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Our reindeer-adjacent vocabulary is pretty much confined to caribou, moose, Rudolph, Dancer, Dasher, Comet, Prancer, Vixen, Cupid and Blitzen.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
One minor but effective way to sound more assertive is to nix hedging language from your vocabulary, Barbara Shabazz, PsyD, clinical psychologist based in Virginia Beach, tells SELF.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 5 Mar. 2025
Puzzles can help children improve vocabulary, hone hand-eye coordination and enhance problem-solving skills—to name a few of the benefits.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Our reindeer-adjacent vocabulary is pretty much confined to caribou, moose, Rudolph, Dancer, Dasher, Comet, Prancer, Vixen, Cupid and Blitzen.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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In computing terminology, System 2 compiles its complex high-dimensional, symbolic code into System 1 executables.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Including industry-specific terminology and mirroring language from the job advert can strengthen your application and improve your chances of passing initial screening processes.—
Andrew Fennell,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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There are also standards about the detention itself, including access to legal counsel, abuse prevention and language access.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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That includes making space for experimentation, encouraging feedback, and avoiding language that suggests the machine is always right.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The interview was conducted in a mixture of English and Low German, a dialect widely spoken within the Christian Mennonite community.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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While Zubac is from Croatia and Bogdanovic is Serbian, their native Balkan language is the same but spoken with different dialects.—
Janis Carr,
Orange County Register,
20 Mar. 2025
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But even the best-intending critics should hold their tongues while a larger effort unfolds.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Goode almost always worked in a series — for instance, making multiple sculptures of staircases whose orderly repetition of rectilinear treads and risers put a domestic tongue firmly in the industrial cheek of Minimalist art’s crisp geometry.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Gopnik is a derogatory Russian slang word that roughly translates to thug.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
1 Apr. 2025
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Altman added, referring to a gay slang term for men who are young, boyish and slim.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Swedes actually have an idiom for this phenomenon.—
Anna Moeslein,
Parents,
28 Feb. 2025
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All kinds of regional idioms, local expressions, and culturally specific terms might fade out.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Vocabulary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocabulary. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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