From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A defining
vocabulary is a published, stable, and culturally
accepted
core glossary specifically used by dictionary publishers to
standardize their use of simple words to explain complex words,
and culture-specific idioms or metaphors. It can also be
published as a defining dictionary, but the most common
use of such dictionaries is to assist in creating new
dictionaries.
An example of a useful published vocabulary is
Basic English (850 words). The defining vocabulary used by
Longman's to define its 4000 most common English language
idioms is about 2000 words long. The English variant
E-Prime is designed to avoid any judgemental statements, and
so also may be useful for a neutral defining vocabulary.
See also
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Dictionary
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Core glossary
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Basic English
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Appendix:Basic English word list
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E-Prime
