Glossary (noun)
glos-a-ree
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.
1350–1400; Middle English glossarye. Latin glōssarium difficult word requiring explanation
Example sentences
“Flicking back and fore to the glossary was tiresome but required.”
Ireful (adj) ayur-ful full of intense anger; wrathful. Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; ire, -ful (more…)
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
