Gloss Definition
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Noun
Origin of Gloss
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From Late Latin glossa (“an obsolete or foreign difficult word requiring explanation, later applied to explanation itself”), from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glōssa, “tongue, language, an obsolete or foreign word requiring explanation”).
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Middle English glose from Old French from Medieval Latin glōsa from Latin glōssa foreign word requiring explanation from Greek tongue, language
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Perhaps of Scandinavian origin Icelandic glossi a spark ghel-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Perhaps of Scandinavian origin Icelandic glossi a spark ghel-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From a Germanic language, perhaps Middle High German, Dutch or Icelandic (compare glossi (“a blaze”)).
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From the Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glōssa, “tongue"); compare -glossia, glott-.
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