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glos·sa·ry  (glôs-r, gls-)
n. pl. glos·sa·ries
A list of often difficult or specialized words with their definitions, often placed at the back of a book.

[Middle English glosarie, from Latin glssrium, from glssa, foreign word; see gloss2.]

glos·sari·al (glô-sâr-l, gl-) adj.
glossa·rist n.

glossary [ˈglɒsərɪ]
n pl -ries
(Library Science & Bibliography) an alphabetical list of terms peculiar to a field of knowledge with definitions or explanations Sometimes called gloss
[from Late Latin glossārium; see gloss2]
glossarial  [glɒˈsɛərɪəl] adj
glossarially  adv
glossarist  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.glossary - an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
wordbook - a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings)
Translations
glossary [ˈglɒsərɪ] Nglosario m
glossary [ˈglɒsəri] nglossaire m, lexique m
gloss finish nbrillant m
glossary
nGlossar nt
glossary [ˈglɒsərɪ] nglossario
glossary [ˈglɒsərɪ] nglossario


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So much is this so that a glossary written by a friend of Spenser, in which old words were explained, was published with the Shepherd's Calendar.
By the time I had read all of Chaucer that I could find in the various collections and criticisms, my father had been made a clerk in the legislature, and on one of his visits home he brought me the poet's works from the State Library, and I set about reading them with a glossary.
The expression of a man's face is commonly a help to his thoughts, or glossary on his speech; but the countenance of Newman Noggs, in his ordinary moods, was a problem which no stretch of ingenuity could solve.
 
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