glossary
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Etymology
From Middle English glosarie, from Latin glossārium, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”). Doublet of glossarium.
Pronunciation
Noun
glossary (plural glossaries)
- A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations).
- Synonyms: clavis, (rare) glossarium, idioticon, lexicon, vocabulary
- Coordinate terms: dictionary, key, legend, wordbook, wordlist
- At the back of the book you can find the glossary.
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Translations
list of words with their definitions
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