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vocab.

American  

abbreviation

  1. vocabulary.


vocab British  
/ ˈvəʊkæb /

noun

  1. short for vocabulary

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The typing tutor and vocab trainer were easy to make based on a description of the app and a few rounds of refinements.

From BBC Mar. 23, 2026

“Putting in a vocab segment, it almost forces intimacy with language because you have to know what those words mean.”

From Seattle Times Jun. 1, 2022

"It's called the spelling bee. ... When it comes to deciding who the champion is going to be, I think it should be all down to spelling and not having to factor in vocab."

From Fox News May 1, 2019

Her detached demeanor and clipped pre-War diction screams Isobel Crawley, while her Victorian vocab is straight out of Mrs. Beeton’s cookbook.

From Slate Dec. 7, 2015

I finish my vocab homework in record time and head to the music room.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

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