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glossieren

to gloss, to annotate with explanatory notes

verb glo-SEE-ren Rare
Communication Writing

Origin: from Greek glossa (tongue, word)

Usage Note

glossieren means to add explanatory notes or glosses to a text. In linguistics, a glossierter example shows word-for-word translations below each original word, helping learners understand structure.

Examples

"Der Linguist glossierte das altgriechische Originaltextbeispiel ins Deutsche."

Natural Translation

The linguist glossed the Ancient Greek original text example into German.

Literal Translation

The linguist glossed the ancient-Greek original-text example into German.

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