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| gloss [ glawss, gloss ] |
noun (plural gloss·es) |
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1. explanatory phrase: a short definition, explanation, or translation of a word or phrase that may be unfamiliar to the reader, often located in a margin or collected in an appendix or glossary
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2. interpretation: an interpretation or explanation of something
  Her account provides an interesting gloss on the theme of widowhood.
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transitive verb (past and past participle glossed, present participle gloss·ing, 3rd person present singular gloss·es) |
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1. explain something: to give a short definition, explanation, or translation of a word or phrase that may be unfamiliar to the reader
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2. insert explanations in text: to add or enter the necessary glosses in a manuscript or piece of writing
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3. give misleading explanation of something: to interpret or explain something in a deliberately misleading or negative way
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| [Mid-16th century. Via French< Latin glossa "obscure word" < Greek glōssa "tongue, language, obscure word"] |
