"word-hoard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: word-hoards [plural]
Etymology: A modern calque of Old English wordhord (“treasury of words”), equivalent to word + hoard. Compare Dutch woordenschat, German Wortschatz. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|ang|wordhord|nocap=1|t=treasury of words}} calque of Old English wordhord (“treasury of words”), {{com|en|word|hoard}} word + hoard, {{cog|nl|woordenschat}} Dutch woordenschat, {{cog|de|Wortschatz}} German Wortschatz Head templates: {{en-noun}} word-hoard (plural word-hoards)
  1. Vocabulary; the totality of words of a language or a person. Synonyms: vocabulary, lexicon, word-stock, wordhoard
    Sense id: en-word-hoard-en-noun-Ra4HEckJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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