Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A list of often difficult or specialized words with their definitions, often placed at the back of a book.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A collection of glosses or explanations of words, especially of words not in general use, as those of a dialect, a locality, or an art or science, or of particular words used by an old or a foreign author; a vocabulary or dictionary of limited scope.
- noun Synonyms Dictionary, Lexicon, etc. See
vocabulary .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A list of
terms in a particular domain of knowledge with theirdefinitions .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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To maintain brand and company consistency a glossary is a must.
Web Translations » Blog Archive » How to…buy translation 2008
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Following the glossary is a three-page history of the area from ancient times to modern times.
Juan Quezada 2007
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Following the glossary is a three-page history of the area from ancient times to modern times.
Juan Quezada 2007
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As of December 2005, the glossary is available online (in both html and pdf) at Web Link. back
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Throughout, the chapters conform to a uniform structure, including a keyword glossary, a summary of the article in question and a list of literature references.
unknown title 2011
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Throughout, the chapters conform to a uniform structure, including a keyword glossary, a summary of the article in question and a list of literature references.
unknown title 2011
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The project gradually expanded into a 40-page booklet with sections on the different types of Indian restaurants in North America, the components of a menu, guidelines for ordering, sample meals, an FAQ, and a 150-some term glossary to help navigate those endless menus
Chicago Reader 2010
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Here are 2 to test your French: (answers hidden in glossary under Captcha)
Web Translations » Blog Archive » Captcha - 50 Cent’s latest hit 2009
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Mind you, this novel was published in 2004, so maybe a glossary is in another book.
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The glossary is a work in progress and will be updated and expanded periodically.
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Glossaries, sometimes known as custom vocabulary or custom terminology, are a collection of phrases with a preferred translation, functioning similarly to a term base.
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