Meanings
plural wordstocks · alternative word-stock
- The vocabulary (set of words) of a language.
Also, the wordstock of Unilingua is considered a priori, that is, there is no deliberate association with words or roots in existing natural languages.
2007, Michelle Howard, Learn Unilingua - The Language for International Communication1 more example
Among the English words that were added to the Hungarian wordstock at the beginning of the twentieth century, we find many associated with sports, entertainment, fashion, high life[…]
1978, Iván Boldizsár, The New Hungarian Quarterly, volume 19, numbers 69-70
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From word + stock, probably influenced by German Wortschatz or Danish ordforråd, among others.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
wordstock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wordstock
“wordstock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wordstock. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wordstock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wordstock.
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