Vocabularies vs. Vocabulary — What's the Difference?

Vocabularies (stylized as VOCAbuLarieS) is a studio album by American jazz vocalist Bobby McFerrin that was recorded with composer Roger Treece and released on April 6, 2010 by EmArcy in the United States. Described on McFerrin's website as "music for the 21st century", the album took seven years to make with over 1,400 vocal tracks recorded by over 50 singers in order to form a "virtual choir".The album received critical acclaim from critics for its ambition and musical complexity.

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.

All the words of a language.

All the words of a language.

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

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

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

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

A supply of expressive means; a repertoire of communication

A supply of expressive means; a repertoire of communication

Plural of vocabulary

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

The collection of words a person knows and uses.

The stock of words used in a particular field.

The words of a language collectively; lexis.

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

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.

A listing of the words used in some enterprise

A language user's knowledge of words

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