The answer is dictionary.
<span>glossary - an alphabetical list of terms or words found in or relating to a specific subject, text, or dialect, with explanations; a brief dictionary.
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a thesaurus lists words in groups of synonyms and related concepts.
it is not an encylopedia
If your talking about which one does not make sense then its the because its supposed to be "The"... i don't get your problem