glossary
part of speech
noun (a glossary, glossaries)
meaning for a pupil
A list of hard or special words with their meanings, usually at the back of a book. tree →
sense in the lessons
In non-fiction reading and science lessons the glossary helps you understand words printed in bold. A glossary is like a small dictionary just for one book or topic. Phrases: «look it up in the glossary», «add to the glossary».
examples
- With English Translation, Preface, Explanatory Notes and Glossary, (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- Contains Kalisch's pointed Hebrew text (his base text), English translation, preface, notes, glossary. (sacred-texts site errata page not included; Hare's attribution notice kept as in etext.) Source: Internet Sacred Text Archive, https://archive.sacred-texts.com/jud/sy/index.htm (etext by J. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- Look up «photosynthesis» in the glossary. tree →
- The words in bold are explained in the glossary. tree →
- Our class made a glossary of space words. tree →
- A glossary is in alphabetical order. tree →
- The glossary is on page 32. tree →
- Add «predator» to your science glossary. tree →
note
Plural: glossaries. Different from an index, which tells you which pages a word is on, not what it means.
In the corpora
- Ali skips the glossary and then gets stuck on «hibernate»: it means a long winter sleep.
- A glossary is a list of key words and their meanings, usually at the back of a non-fiction book.
Trees and pragmatics
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