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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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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