glossary
[glos-uh-ree, glaw-suh-]
- a list of terms in a special subject, field, or area of usage, with accompanying definitions.
- such a list at the back of a book, explaining or defining difficult or unusual words and expressions used in the text.
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Origin of glossary
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Historical Examples
The orthography of his glossary differs considerably from the orthography of his text.
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It is given in the Glossary as one of the old names for the moon.
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Instead, the Index and Glossary are linked directly to each word.
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glossary
- an alphabetical list of terms peculiar to a field of knowledge with definitions or explanationsSometimes called: gloss
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Word Origin
C14: from Late Latin glossārium; see gloss ²
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Word Origin and History for glossary
n.
late 14c., from Latin glossarium "collection of glosses," from Greek glossarion, diminutive of glossa "obsolete or foreign word" (see gloss (n.2)).
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