glossing

We have found lemma(root) word of glossing : gloss.

Definitions


[ɡlɒs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- shine or lustre on a smooth surface
(e.g: hair with a healthy gloss)

- a superficially attractive appearance or impression
(e.g: beneath the gloss of success was a tragic private life)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: of unknown origin


[ɡlɒs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- apply a glossy substance to
(e.g: the singer glossed her lips a deep red)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: of unknown origin


[ɡlɒs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a translation or explanation of a word or phrase


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: alteration of the noun gloze, from Old French glose (see gloze), suggested by medieval Latin glossa ‘explanation of a difficult word’, from Greek glōssa ‘word needing explanation, language, tongue’


[ɡlɒs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- provide an explanation, interpretation, or paraphrase for (a text, word, etc.)
(e.g: the Japanese word often glossed as ‘sincerity’ really means something different)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: alteration of the noun gloze, from Old French glose (see gloze), suggested by medieval Latin glossa ‘explanation of a difficult word’, from Greek glōssa ‘word needing explanation, language, tongue’




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