''Glossa'' (γλῶσσα) is a Greek word meaning "
tongue
The tongue is a Muscle, muscular organ (anatomy), organ in the mouth of a typical tetrapod. It manipulates food for chewing and swallowing as part of the digestive system, digestive process, and is the primary organ of taste. The tongue's upper s ...
" or "
language
Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and signed language, signed forms, and may also be conveyed through writing syste ...
", used in several English words including
gloss,
glossary
A glossary (from , ''glossa''; language, speech, wording), also known as a vocabulary or clavis, is an alphabetical list of Term (language), terms in a particular domain of knowledge with the definitions for those terms. Traditionally, a gloss ...
,
glossitis
Glossitis can mean soreness of the tongue, or more usually inflammation with depapillation of the dorsal surface of the tongue (loss of the lingual papillae), leaving a smooth and erythematous (reddened) surface, (sometimes specifically termed atro ...
, and others.
Glossa may also refer to:
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''Glossa'' (journal), a peer-reviewed academic journal of linguistics established as a successor to ''Lingua''
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Glossa, Skopelos
Glossa ( meaning "tongue") is a village and a community in the northwestern part of the island of Skopelos in the Northern Sporades
The (Northern) Sporades are an archipelago along the east coast of Greece, northeast of the island of Euboea,"S ...
, a village in the island of Skopelos in the Northern Sporades
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Glossa Music Glossa is a classical music record label based in Spain. The label was founded in 1992 by brothers José Miguel Moreno, a lutenist, and Emilio Moreno a violinist. The label is Spain's first independent classical label.Billboard - 18 Jul 1998 - Pag ...
, a Spanish record label
* ''
Glossa Ordinaria'', a medieval scholarly Bible in which the text is surrounded by learned commentary
* Possible misspelling of
Glosa
Glosa is a constructed international auxiliary language based on Interglossa (a previous ''draft of an auxiliary'' published in 1943). The first Glosa dictionary was published 1978. The name of the language comes from the Greek root ''glossa'' m ...
, a constructed language
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Greek language