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glossa

Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɒsə/

The English word “glossa” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The tongue, or lingua, especially of an insect.
  2. Unintelligible ecstatic speech.

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue”). Doublet of gloss.

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