glossary
/ɡˈlɔːsəi/GLAW-sur-ee
/ɡˈlɔsɚi/GLAW-sur-ee
Meaninga list of explanations
Common meaning: a list of terms
- glossthe tongueLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 166 · scan
- aryending: linked with, or a place for
Journey through time
- Greekγλῶσσα‘the tongue’
- Latinglossarium
- Englishglossary‘a list of terms’ · today
gloss also in: gloss
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek γλῶσσα ‘the tongue’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry γλῶσσα, p. 166 · dictionary scan
Roots
- γλῶσσα Greek “the tongue”
Related words
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