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[glos-uh-ree, glaw-suh-]

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noun, plural -ries.

a list of terms in a special subject, field, or area of usage, with accompanying definitions.

such a list at the back of a book, explaining or defining difficult or unusual words and expressions used in the text.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English glossarye < Latin glōssarium difficult word requiring explanation < Greek glōssárion, diminutive of glôssa tongue, language; later taken as a collection of such words, by construing suffix as Latin -ārium -ary; compare gloss²

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glos·sar·i·al

[glo-sair-ee-uhl, glaw-] , adjective

glos·sar·i·al·ly, adverb

glos·sa·rist, noun

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Boldface vocabulary words direct readers to the glossary but are distracting and create an off-putting textbook aura.

So, when foxed and flummoxed, there's nothing for it but this excellent glossary.

The book also includes a glossary and a listing of the sites by religion and country.

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Boldface vocabulary words direct readers to the glossary but are distracting and create an off-putting textbook aura.

So, when foxed and flummoxed, there's nothing for it but this excellent glossary.

The book also includes a glossary and a listing of the sites by religion and country.

Use the glossary if you run into an unfamiliar word or product.

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There are plenty of big words to learn, but each book comes with a handy glossary in the back.

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From a time line, map of the world, index and glossary the book is a complete data source on the subject material.

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Use the picture glossary to clap out syllables, play rhyming games, and reinforce letter-sound correspondences.

Study sections and the glossary could be useful supplements to a social studies lesson plan.

The book has a main glossary in the back followed by a resource section and then a detailed index.

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Then invite students to use the glossary as a basis for predicting what they will read about.

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It also has information on the people of the region, flora and fauna, and a glossary of minority languages.

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glossary (ˈɡlɒsərɪ)

—n , pl -ries
	Sometimes called: gloss an alphabetical list of terms peculiar to a field of knowledge with definitions or explanations

[C14: from Late Latin glossārium; see gloss²]

glossarial

—*adj*

glos'sarially

—*adv*

'glossarist

—n

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glossary

late 14c., from L. glossarium "collection of glosses" (see gloss (2)), from Gk. glossarion, dim. of glossa "obsolete or foreign word."

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