glossarialadj.
/ɡlɒˈsɛːrɪəl/, U.S. /ɡlɔˈsɛriəl/, /ɡlɑˈsɛriəl/ Of or pertaining to a glossary; of the nature of a glossary.
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the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > lexicography > [adjective] > relating to a glossary
glossarial1821
society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary and textual criticism > literary criticism > commentary > [adjective] > of nature of gloss
exegetical1607
exegetic1652
exegematic1665
glossarial1821
glossatorial1899
1821 J. Boswell in Plays & Poems Shakspeare I. Advt. p. xxiii In the glossarial index of former editions, the reader has merely been presented with a long list of words.
1824 T. F. Dibdin Libr. Compan. 248 The labours..of the latter are paleological or glossarial.
1864 W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry (1864) I. Introd. 11 A few notes of a glossarial and miscellaneous kind have been given.
1878 A. B. Grosart in H. More Compl. Poems 208 (note) The labour spent on this Glossarial Index.
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