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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Vocabulary \Vo*cab"u*la*ry\, n.; pl. {Vocabularies}. [LL.
     vocabularium, vocabularius: cf. F. vocabulaire. See
     {Vocable}.]
     1. A list or collection of words arranged in alphabetical
        order and explained; a dictionary or lexicon, either of a
        whole language, a single work or author, a branch of
        science, or the like; a word-book.
  
     2. A sum or stock of words employed.
  
              His vocabulary seems to have been no larger than was
              necessary for the transaction of business.
                                                    --Macaulay.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vocabulary
       n 1: a listing of the words used in some enterprise
       2: a language user's knowledge of words [syn: {lexicon}, {mental
          lexicon}]
       3: the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of
          expression (as in arts or crafts); "he introduced a wide
          vocabulary of techniques"

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