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gloss2

 
pronunciation:
glaws [or] glas
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
part of speech: noun
definition 1: an explanatory note, such as a translation of an unusual, foreign, or technical expression, placed between the lines or in the margin of a text or manuscript.
similar words:
annotation, comment, commentary, footnote, note, translation
definition 2: an extensive explanatory commentary accompanying a text.
similar words:
annotation, comment, commentary, exegesis, interpretation, reading
 
part of speech: transitive verb & intransitive verb
inflections: glosses, glossing, glossed
definition: to add glosses to (a text).
synonyms:
annotate
similar words:
comment, explain, interpret
derivation: glosser (n.)