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wordstock

or word-stock

[ wurd-stok ]

noun

  1. all the words that make up a language or dialect, or the set of words that are known or used by a particular person or group; vocabulary: To communicate in any language, you need a word-stock of at least 3,500 words.

    The wordstock of English consists of native and borrowed words.

    To communicate in any language, you need a word-stock of at least 3,500 words.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of wordstock1

First recorded in 1855–60; word ( def ) + stock ( def )
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Example Sentences

Could it be the presence of Powell’s, the great Portland bookstore, which is also a Wordstock sponsor?

Watch the Wordstock website at literary-arts.org.

Wordstock: I have never figured out why Portland has a great literary festival and Seattle doesn’t.

We were hanging out at the Wordstock book fest thing in Portland, and under his breath, as he was leaving, he said he’d be interested in publishing “Reich.”

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