#4517: add "special method" glossary entry and clarify when __getattribute__ is bypassed.
diff --git a/Doc/glossary.rst b/Doc/glossary.rst
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--- a/Doc/glossary.rst
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@@ -498,6 +498,12 @@
(subscript) notation uses :class:`slice` objects internally (or in older
versions, :meth:`__getslice__` and :meth:`__setslice__`).
+ special method
+ A method that is called implicitly by Python to execute a certain
+ operation on a type, such as addition. Such methods have names starting
+ and ending with double underscores. Special methods are documented in
+ :ref:`specialnames`.
+
statement
A statement is part of a suite (a "block" of code). A statement is either
an :term:`expression` or a one of several constructs with a keyword, such