n., pl., -ries.
A list of often difficult or specialized words with their definitions, often placed at the back of a book.
[Middle English glosarie, from Latin glōssārium, from glōssa, foreign word. See gloss2.]
glossarial glos·sar'i·al (glô-sâr'ē-əl, glŏ-) adj.glossarist glos'sa·rist n.
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