glossary
noun
glos·sa·ry
ˈglä-sə-rē 
ˈglȯ-
plural glossaries
: a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
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Oset Babür-Winter, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
There’s even a complete glossary at the back of the book.
—Keyaira Boone, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
DeepL offers features like creating a custom glossary and this year introduced a tool that asks follow up questions to clear-up ambiguities, which could help in niche domains.
—Harry Booth, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
There was even a glossary of diagnosis codes that are used for billing.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Glossary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glossary. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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glossary
noun
glos·sa·ry
ˈgläs-(ə-)rē
ˈglȯs-
plural glossaries
1
: a list of the hard or unusual words found in a book
2
: a dictionary of the special terms in a particular field
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