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“glossary” in Latin
glōssaan obsolete, foreign, rare, or otherwise difficult term that requires explanation; a term applied to collections of suchglōssāriumA vocabulary or glossary, notably of obsolete, antiquated or foreign words needing explanation.fēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
glossary
glossae (= a collection of voces inusitatae, i. e., glossae; as the title of a work; e.g., glossas scribere, Varr., L.L., 7, 2, 82, § 10): glossematorum liber (Festi, s. v. Naucum., p. 181): glossarium (Gell., 18, 7, 3, quoting mortuarium glossarium from M. Cat.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for glossary?
- The usual Latin words for “glossary” are glōssa, glōssārium, fēstus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.