Dictionary vs. Glossary

A dictionary is a listing of lexemes from the lexicon of one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically (or by radical and stroke for ideographic languages), which may include information on definitions, usage, etymologies, pronunciations, translation, etc.. It is a lexicographical reference that shows inter-relationships among the data.A broad distinction is made between general and specialized dictionaries.

A glossary (from Ancient Greek: γλῶσσα / language, speech, wording) also known as a vocabulary or clavis, is an alphabetical list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with the definitions for those terms. Traditionally, a glossary appears at the end of a book and includes terms within that book that are either newly introduced, uncommon, or specialized.

a book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language (typically in alphabetical order) and gives their meaning, or gives the equivalent words in a different language, often also providing information about pronunciation, origin, and usage

an alphabetical list of words relating to a specific subject, text, or dialect, with explanations; a brief dictionary

A reference work containing an alphabetical list of words, with information given for each word, usually including meaning, pronunciation, and etymology.

A list of often difficult or specialized words with their definitions, often placed at the back of a book.

A reference work containing an alphabetical list of words in one language with their translations in another language.

A list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with their definitions.

A reference work containing an alphabetical list of words in a particular category or subject with specialized information about them

A collection of glosses or explanations of words and passages of a work or author; a partial dictionary of a work, an author, a dialect, art, or science, explaining archaic, technical, or other uncommon words.

A list of words stored in machine-readable form for reference, as by spelling-checking software.

an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

A reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings (sense), and sometimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, and translations, as well as other data.

A synchronic dictionary of a standardised language held to only contain words that are properly part of the language.

(by extension) Any work that has a list of material organized alphabetically; e.g., biographical dictionary, encyclopedic dictionary.

(computing) An associative array, a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key, analogous to words and definitions in a dictionary (sense 1).

(transitive) To look up in a dictionary.

(transitive) To add to a dictionary.

To compile a dictionary.

A book containing the words of a language, arranged alphabetically, with explanations of their meanings; a lexicon; a vocabulary; a wordbook.

Hence, a book containing the words belonging to any system or province of knowledge, arranged alphabetically; as, a dictionary of medicine or of botany; a biographical dictionary.

a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them