Definition of glossa
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LNS
glossa, glossae
glossa
γλῶσσα
noun (f., 1st declension)
  1. an obsolete or foreign word that requires explanation
Abbreviations
glossa, ae, f., = γλῶσσα, an obsolete or foreign word that requires explanation; for the usual glossema, Aus. Ep. 127 (in Quint. 1, 1, 35, written as Greek).

—Hence, glossae, a term applied to collections of such words with explanations: tesca aiunt sancta esse, Qui glossas scripserunt, Varr. L. L. 7, § 10 Mull; cf. glossema.
 
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