"in someone's vocabulary" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} in someone's vocabulary
  1. (chiefly in the negative) A concept that (someone) would normally consider. Translations (a concept that (someone) would normally consider): ei kuulua jonkun sanavarastoon (Finnish), a szótárában (Hungarian), w słowniku [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-in_someone's_vocabulary-en-phrase-2-FwdEjU Categories (other): English negative polarity items Disambiguation of 'a concept that (someone) would normally consider': 98 2
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, vocabulary.
    Sense id: en-in_someone's_vocabulary-en-phrase-PQ5Q2SG1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72

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