sanasto — meaning in English
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English meaning
- glossary noun An alphabetical list of specialist or unfamiliar terms with short explanations, usually placed at the back of a book or on a website.
- language noun A system of words and grammar used by a community to communicate.
- lexicon noun The full stock of words in a language, in a field, or known to a particular person.
- vocabulary noun All the words someone knows and uses, or all the words belonging to a particular subject or language.
Senses
sanasto is used for these senses in English:
- glossary A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations).
- language (uncountable) A sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field.
- lexicon The vocabulary of a language.
- vocabulary A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
- vocabulary (by extension) A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques.
language — full definition
- noun A system of words and grammar used by a community to communicate.
- noun The particular style, wording, or tone used in speech or writing.
- noun A system of symbols and rules used to write computer programs.
- noun Strong or offensive words; swearing.