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glossary

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a list giving information about the meanings of specialized words The book includes a glossary of financial terms.

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Recent Examples of glossary Many of them supplement the text with photographs, epigraphs, glossaries, family trees, sketches, timelines, variant tables of contents, alternating fonts and notes to the reader. — Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026 Regulations forced enterprises to spend massive amounts of capital and resources mapping out technical metadata, business glossaries, taxonomies, ontologies and data lineage. — Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 To lessen any confusion, here’s everything a beginner needs to know about observing the night sky with a manual telescope, and a glossary of telescope terms. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The narrative moves from the early days of the war to a glossary of Beiruti wartime phrases, then to Makdisi’s upbringing, and back to her memories of war and the people lost to it. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for glossary

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Consulting an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary and images representing ancient Egyptian gods did not turn up any obvious matches.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Several dictionaries also partake in the annual tradition of choosing a single word to represent the cultural moment.

— New York Times, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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