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glos·sary (glôs′ə rē, gläs′-)
noun pl. glossaries -·ries
a list of difficult, technical, or foreign terms with definitions or translations, as for some particular author, field of knowledge, etc., often included in alphabetical listing at the end of a textbook
Etymology: ME glosarie < L glossarium < glossa: see gloss
Related Forms:
- glossarial glos·sar′·ial (glô ser′ē əl, glä-) adjective
- glossarist glos′·sar·ist noun
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