glossary
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English
Etymology
From Middle English glosarie, from Latin glossārium, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”). Doublet of glossarium.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɒs.ə.ɹi/
- (US, dialectal, lot–cloth split) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔs.ə.ɹi/
- (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɑ.sə.ɹi/
- (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɒs.ə.ɹi/
- (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔs.ə.ɹi/
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).
- At the back of the book you can find the glossary.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- gloss (noun)
- gloss (verb)
- glossator
- glossology
- gloze
Translations
list of words with their definitions
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