noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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."

2. 2
   an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field wordnet

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Example

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"The key words are defined in the book's glossary."

Etymology

From Middle English glosarie, from Latin glossārium, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”). Doublet of glossarium.

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