Dictionary vs. Vocabulary

A dictionary is a listing of lexemes from the lexicon of one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically (or by radical and stroke for ideographic languages), which may include information on definitions, usage, etymologies, pronunciations, translation, etc.. It is a lexicographical reference that shows inter-relationships among the data.A broad distinction is made between general and specialized dictionaries.

A vocabulary is a set of familiar words within a person's language. A vocabulary, usually developed with age, serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge.

a book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language (typically in alphabetical order) and gives their meaning, or gives the equivalent words in a different language, often also providing information about pronunciation, origin, and usage

All the words of a language.

A reference work containing an alphabetical list of words, with information given for each word, usually including meaning, pronunciation, and etymology.

The sum of words used by, understood by, or at the command of a particular person or group.

A reference work containing an alphabetical list of words in one language with their translations in another language.

A list of words and often phrases, usually arranged alphabetically and defined or translated; a lexicon or glossary.

A reference work containing an alphabetical list of words in a particular category or subject with specialized information about them

A supply of expressive means; a repertoire of communication

A list of words stored in machine-readable form for reference, as by spelling-checking software.

A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.

A reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings (sense), and sometimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, and translations, as well as other data.

The collection of words a person knows and uses.

A synchronic dictionary of a standardised language held to only contain words that are properly part of the language.

The stock of words used in a particular field.

(by extension) Any work that has a list of material organized alphabetically; e.g., biographical dictionary, encyclopedic dictionary.

The words of a language collectively; lexis.

(computing) An associative array, a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key, analogous to words and definitions in a dictionary (sense 1).

(by extension) A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques.

(transitive) To look up in a dictionary.

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.

(transitive) To add to a dictionary.

a listing of the words used in some enterprise

To compile a dictionary.

a language user's knowledge of words

A book containing the words of a language, arranged alphabetically, with explanations of their meanings; a lexicon; a vocabulary; a wordbook.

the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts);

Hence, a book containing the words belonging to any system or province of knowledge, arranged alphabetically; as, a dictionary of medicine or of botany; a biographical dictionary.

a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them