Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [glos, glaws]
- /glɒs, glɔs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [glos, glaws]
- /glɒs, glɔs/
Definitions of glossing word
- noun glossing an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text. 1
- noun glossing a series of verbal interpretations of a text. 1
- noun glossing a glossary. 1
- noun glossing an artfully misleading interpretation. 1
- verb with object glossing to insert glosses on; annotate. 1
- verb with object glossing to place (a word) in a gloss. 1
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Origin of glossing
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
1530-40; probably akin to Dutch gloos glowing, Middle High German glosen to glow, shine, Swedish dialect glysa to shine
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Glossing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
glossing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
glossing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with glossing
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