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wordstock en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈwɜɹdˌstɑk/ (General-American)

Etymology

From word + stock, probably influenced by German Wortschatz or Danish ordforråd, among others.

Meanings

1. The vocabulary (set of words) of a language.
   • Also, the wordstock of Unilingua is considered a priori, that is, there is no deliberate association with words or roots in existing natural languages. 2007, Michelle Howard, Learn Unilingua - The Language for International Communication:
   • Among the English words that were added to the Hungarian wordstock at the beginning of the twentieth century, we find many associated with sports, entertainment, fashion, high life[…] 1978, Iván Boldizsár, The New Hungarian Quarterly, volume 19, numbers 69-70:

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