glossa

Meaning

1. (declension-1) an obsolete, foreign, rare, or otherwise difficult term that requires explanation
2. (Late-Latin, declension-1) an obsolete, foreign, rare, or otherwise difficult term that requires explanation
3. (Medieval-Latin, declension-1) an obsolete, foreign, rare, or otherwise difficult term that requires explanation
4. (declension-1, in-plural) a term applied to collections of such words with explanations, a glossary
5. (Medieval-Latin, declension-1, in-plural) a term applied to collections of such words with explanations, a glossary
6. (Medieval-Latin, declension-1) a language, dialect, or peculiar idiom
7. (Medieval-Latin, declension-1) an image or example (of a thing)

Concepts

gloss

glossa

Translations

Glosse

glose

glossa

glosa

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɡɫoːs.sa]

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă).