Alphabetize vs Vocabulary - What's the difference?
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(US, Canada) To arrange items (i.e. words) in order of the first (and subsequent) letters as they appear in the alphabet (i.e. the standard list A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z).
A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
The collection of words a person knows and uses.
The stock of words used in a particular field.
The words of a language collectively.
A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques
As a verb alphabetize
is (us|canada) to arrange items (ie words) in order of the first (and subsequent) letters as they appear in the alphabet (ie the standard list a-b-c-d-e-f-g-h-i-j-k-l-m-n-o-p-q-r-s-t-u-v-w-x-y-z).As a noun vocabulary is
a usually alphabetized and explained collection of words eg of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.alphabetize
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Alternative forms
* alphabetise (qualifier)Verb
(alphabetiz)See also
* alphabetic * alphabetical ordervocabulary
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Noun
(vocabularies)- My Russian vocabulary is very limited.
- The vocabulary of social sciences is often incomprehensible to ordinary people.
- The vocabulary of any language is influenced by contacts with other cultures.
