WORDSTOCK Definition & Meaning

wordstock

or word-stock

[ wurd-stok ]

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noun

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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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of wordstock¹

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

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

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Watch the �y��vlogstock website at literary-arts.org.

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

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We were hanging out at the �y��vlogstock 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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