active vocabulary
noun
: the words one regularly uses
Our passive vocabulary (the words we understand) is larger than our active vocabulary.
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“Active vocabulary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/active%20vocabulary. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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