GLOSSARY

glossary, gloss

(noun) an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

glossary (plural glossaries)

A list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with their definitions.

Synonyms

• clavis

• idioticon

• vocabulary

Coordinate terms

• terminology

Source: Wiktionary


Glos"sa*ry, n.; pl. Gossaries. Etym: [L. glossarium, fr. glossa: cf. F. glossaire. See 3d Gloss.]

Definition: A collection of glosses or explanations of words and passages of a work or author; a partial dictionary of a work, an author, a dialect, art, or science, explaining archaic, technical, or other uncommon words.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 July 2025

SENSE

(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”


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