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.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
