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# glossary

noun (a glossary, glossaries)

«glossary» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A list of hard or special words with their meanings, usually at the back of a book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glossary/#m1)

### In the lessons

In non-fiction reading and science lessons the glossary helps you understand words printed in bold. A glossary is like a small dictionary just for one book or topic. Phrases: «look it up in the glossary», «add to the glossary».

### Examples

- Look up «photosynthesis» in the glossary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glossary/#x1)
- The words in bold are explained in the glossary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glossary/#x2)
- Our class made a glossary of space words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glossary/#x3)
- A glossary is in alphabetical order. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glossary/#x4)
- The glossary is on page 32. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glossary/#x5)
- Add «predator» to your science glossary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glossary/#x6)

### Note

Plural: glossaries. Different from an index, which tells you which pages a word is on, not what it means.

## In Jewish tradition

In non-fiction reading and science lessons the glossary helps you understand words printed in bold. A glossary is like a small dictionary just for one book or topic. Phrases: «look it up in the glossary», «add to the glossary».

### Examples

- With English Translation, Preface, Explanatory Notes and Glossary, (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/glossary/#x1)
- Contains Kalisch's pointed Hebrew text (his base text), English translation, preface, notes, glossary. (sacred-texts site errata page not included; Hare's attribution notice kept as in etext.) Source: Internet Sacred Text Archive, https://archive.sacred-texts.com/jud/sy/index.htm (etext by J. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/glossary/#x2)

### Note

Plural: glossaries. Different from an index, which tells you which pages a word is on, not what it means.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «glossary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glossary/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«glossary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glossary.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «glossary» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/glossary/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«glossary» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/glossary.html) on Mova free.