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glossary — late 14c., from L. glossarium collection of glosses, from Gk. glossarion, dim. of glossa obsolete or foreign word (see GLOSS (Cf. gloss) (n.2)) … Etymology dictionary
glossary — [n] word list dictionary, lexicon, vocabulary, word index; concept 280 … New thesaurus
glossary — ► NOUN (pl. glossaries) ▪ an alphabetical list of words relating to a specific subject, text, or dialect, with explanations. ORIGIN Latin glossarium, from glossa explanation of a difficult word … English terms dictionary
glossary — [glôs′ə rē, gläs′ə rə] n. pl. glossaries [ME glosarie < L glossarium < glossa: see GLOSS2] a list of difficult, technical, or foreign terms with definitions or translations, as for some particular author, field of knowledge, etc., often… … English World dictionary
Glossary — For Wikipedia s glossary, see Help:Glossary. See also: List of glossaries A glossary, also known as an idioticon, vocabulary, or clavis, is an alphabetical list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with the definitions for those terms.… … Wikipedia
glossary — UK [ˈɡlɒsərɪ] / US [ˈɡlɔsərɪ] noun [countable] Word forms glossary : singular glossary plural glossaries a list of the difficult words used in a piece of writing or subject, with explanations of their meaning … English dictionary
glossary — See dictionary. See dictionary, glossary, thesaurus … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
glossary — [[t]glɒ̱səri, AM glɔ͟ːs [/t]] glossaries N COUNT A glossary of special, unusual, or technical words or expressions is an alphabetical list of them giving their meanings, for example at the end of a book on a particular subject … English dictionary
Glossary of terms for fuel cell power systems — (JIS C 8800) is a Japanese fuel cell standard published by the Japanese Standards Association (JSA) [ [http://www.jsa.or.jp/default english.asp Japanese Standards Association] ] [ [http://www.fuelcellstandards.com/pacificrim.htm Fuel cell… … Wikipedia
Glossary of rail terminology — Rail transport Operations Track Maintenance High speed Gauge Stations … Wikipedia
