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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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dictionary
Noun
  • According to Merriam-Webster, a word has to be used by many, who all agree on the meaning for it, in order for the word to be considered worth adding to the dictionary.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The famed dictionary added 1,400 new words to its dictionary on Wednesday, many focused on internet-first phases and trends.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Glossary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glossary. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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