Synonyms for glossary


Grammar : Noun
Spell : glos-uh-ree, glaw-suh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈglɒs ə ri, ˈglɔ sə-


Définition of glossary

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin glossarium "collection of glosses," from Greek glossarion, diminutive of glossa "obsolete or foreign word" (see gloss (n.2)).
  • noun word list
Example sentences :
  • The orthography of his glossary differs considerably from the orthography of his text.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown
  • It is given in the Glossary as one of the old names for the moon.
  • Extract from : « Storyology » by Benjamin Taylor
  • These shields are figured in the Glossary of Heraldry, pp. 285, 286.
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 189, June 11, 1853 » by Various
  • The work concludes with notes, a glossary of Yankee terms, and a copious index.
  • Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
  • Instead, the Index and Glossary are linked directly to each word.
  • Extract from : « The Earliest Arithmetics in English » by Anonymous
  • And to this last word Tyrwhit, in his Glossary, gives "rend?"
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 177, March 19, 1853 » by Various
  • By the Editor of the "Glossary;" with numerous Illustrations, 4s.
  • Extract from : « Poems » by Alexander Smith
  • A dictionary and glossary were published by J. Penrice, London, 1873.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4 » by Various
  • The Mishna forms the text, and the Gemara is annexed as the comment or glossary.
  • Extract from : « Synopsis of Jewish History » by Henry A. Henry
  • It would need a glossary or a commentary to make it intelligible.
  • Extract from : « The Greatest English Classic » by Cleland Boyd McAfee

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