glossary

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɒs.ə.ɹi/
• (US, dialectal, lot–cloth split) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɔs.ə.ɹi/
• (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɑ.sə.ɹi/
• (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɒs.ə.ɹi/
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɔs.ə.ɹi/

Noun

glossary (plural glossaries)

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).

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• See Thesaurus:dictionary

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