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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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Instead of avoiding such language entirely, include a glossary or tool to explain unfamiliar phrases.
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Hashim Hayat, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The intention with the glossary was to be as comprehensive, as representative as possible.
—George Abraham, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
That’s part of the Dune trap — moviegoers for the 1984 version were greeted with a glossary of terminology — but so far, the show doesn’t have the magisterial wonder of the Villeneuve films to give it a boost.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
Then last summer, Hurley essentially ripped up the UConn dictionary and came up with a new glossary of terms.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 8 Apr. 2024
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Hashim Hayat, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The intention with the glossary was to be as comprehensive, as representative as possible.
—George Abraham, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
That’s part of the Dune trap — moviegoers for the 1984 version were greeted with a glossary of terminology — but so far, the show doesn’t have the magisterial wonder of the Villeneuve films to give it a boost.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
Then last summer, Hurley essentially ripped up the UConn dictionary and came up with a new glossary of terms.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Glossary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glossary. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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