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glossary.

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).

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡlɒs.ə.ɹi/British, Received-Pronunciation, Southern, Standard/ˈɡlɔs.ə.ɹi//ˈɡlɑ.sə.ɹi/Atlantic-Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger/ˈɡlɒs.ə.ɹi/Boston, Canada, Maine
  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.
Where this word comes from

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

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