glossaire

French

Etymology

From Middle French glosaire, borrowed from Latin glōssārium, from glōssa (“obsolete or foreign word that requires explanation”), from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”) (compare glose).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlɔ.sɛʁ/

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• Homophone: glossaires

Noun

glossaire m (plural glossaires)

1. glossary (list of words with their definitions)

Further reading

• “glossaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• gloserais, rigolasse