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- pronunciation:
- glaws
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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
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| definition 2: |
an extensive explanatory commentary accompanying a text.
- similar words:
- annotation, comment, commentary, exegesis, interpretation, reading
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| related words: |
definition, key |
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| 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
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| derivation: |
glosser (n.) |
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