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glossary


glos·sa·ry

noun \-sə-rē\
plural glos·sa·ries

Definition of GLOSSARY

: a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
— glos·sar·i·al \glä-ˈser-ē-əl, glȯ-\ adjective
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First Known Use of GLOSSARY

14th century

Other Printing Terms

epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow

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