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vocabolario

vocabulary

noun voh-kah-boh-LAH-ryoh Rare
Communication Language

Origin: From Latin vocabularium, from vocabulum (word).

Also means

dictionary

Usage Note

Vocabolario can mean both a person's personal stock of words and a physical or digital dictionary — context usually makes this clear. The phrase avere un buon vocabolario means 'to have a good vocabulary', while cercare sul vocabolario means 'to look it up in the dictionary'.

Examples

"Ha un vocabolario molto ricco."

Natural Translation

She has a very rich vocabulary.

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