glossary
Alphabetized term list
A glossary is a list of terms with their definitions, typically appearing at the end of a book or document to explain specialized vocabulary: The textbook includes a glossary of technical terms.
Unlike a dictionary, which covers general vocabulary, a glossary focuses on words specific to a particular subject, text, or field.
Alphabetical word reference
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- encyclopediaComprehensive subject-matter collection
- thesaurusSynonym and antonym compendium
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
handbook · manual · guidebook · wordbook · gazetteer · almanac · concordance · atlas
Sequence of recorded items
- catalogOrdered list of items
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
directory · enumeration · checklist · wordlist · compendium · collection · compilation · database
One's word collection
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- lingoGroup-specific vocabulary
- argotGroup-specific coded speech
terminology · cant · phraseology · parlance · patois · vernacular · slang · lexis
Access or submission
- headwordEntry term in dictionaries
- definitionStatement of meaning
- cross-referenceNotation pointing elsewhere
- alphabetizationSorting by letter sequence
index · appendix · annotation · footnote · addendum · lemma · subentry · run-on
Statement of meaning
- meaningWhat something signifies
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- elucidationAct of explaining clearly
- explicationDetailed interpretive analysis
description · interpretation · annotation · commentary · translation · paraphrase · explanation · note
dictionary
Alphabetical word reference
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- encyclopediaComprehensive subject-matter collection
- thesaurusSynonym and antonym compendium
compendium · handbook · manual · guidebook · wordbook · gazetteer · almanac · concordance · atlas · textbook
list
Sequence of recorded items
register · directory · enumeration · checklist · wordlist · compendium · collection · compilation · database · repository
vocabulary
One's word collection
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- lingoGroup-specific vocabulary
argot · terminology · cant · phraseology · parlance · patois · vernacular · slang · lexis · neologism
entry
Access or submission
- headwordEntry term in dictionaries
- definitionStatement of meaning
- cross-referenceNotation pointing elsewhere
alphabetization · index · appendix · annotation · footnote · addendum · lemma · subentry · run-on · pagination
definition
Statement of meaning
- meaningWhat something signifies
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- elucidationAct of explaining clearly
explication · description · interpretation · annotation · commentary · translation · paraphrase · explanation · note · remark
- Introductory Materialssyllabus, handbook, primer, overview, welcome packet
- language referencesdictionary, thesaurus, dictionaries, lexicon, thesauri
- reference toolsdictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus, handbook, catalog
- school resourcestextbook, workbook, syllabus, curriculum, study guide
- word listsword list, vocabulary list, spelling list, vocabulary, lexicon
- referencesreference, references, dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas
glossaryunabridged dictionary
Reference containing all words
encyclopedia · thesaurus · compendium · corpus · Oxford English Dictionary
glossarytreatise
Formal scholarly composition
dissertation · technical manual · scholarly apparatus · critical commentary · exegesis
glossaryjargon
Specialized professional vocabulary
gobbledygook · technobabble · cipher · obscurantism · arcana
- glossary of termsAlphabetized vocabulary definitions