Glossery

• Glossary: 1. a list of terms in a special subject, field, or area of usage, with accompanying definitions. 2. such a list at the back of a book, explaining or defining difficult or unusual words and expressions used in the text. [Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)

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• Glosser: a cosmetic that adds sheen or luster, esp. one for the lips.

• Gloss: 1. an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text. 2. a series of verbal interpretations of a text. ... 7. to give a specious interpretation of; explain away (often fol. by over or away): to gloss over a serious problem with a pat solution. [Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)

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• glôssa: (greek) word requiring explanation, lit., language, tongue

• Glosseme: most basic unit or component which carries meaning; Glossematics is the study of language at the level of this unit. [Glossematics. (n.d.). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved January 31, 2007, from Reference.com website: http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Glossematics]
• glossolalia: speaking in tongues