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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Gr. [GREEK] tongue +

-logy

: cf. F.

glossologie

. See 3d

The definition and explanation of terms; a glossary.

The science of language; comparative philology; linguistics; glottology.

Noun.

[gloss and Gr. discourse.]

Glosses or commentaries; explanatory notes for illustrating an author.