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glossary

/ˈɡlɑ.sə.ɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
glos-sary
IPA
/ˈɡlɑ.sə.ɹi/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English glosarie, from Latin glossārium, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”). Doublet of glossarium.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: glosarie, glossārium, γλῶσσα

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡlɑ.sə.ɹi/
  • British English: /ˈɡlɒs.ə.ɹi/

Inflected Forms

glossaries (plural)

Derived Forms

glindex glossarist glossarize unglossaried

Frequently Paired Words

gloss glossator glossology gloze terminography terminology thesaurus

Synonyms

dictionary gloss

Questions

How do you pronounce glossary?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlɑ.sə.ɹi/.
What does glossary mean?
A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations).
Where does glossary come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce glossary

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