Gloss (annotation)

A gloss (from Latin: glossa, from Greek: γλῶσσα glóssa "language") is a brief notation, especially a marginal one or an interlinear one, of the meaning of a word or wording in a text. It may be in the language of the text, or in the reader's language if that is different.

Gloss (annotation)

A gloss (from Latin: glossa, from Greek: γλῶσσα glóssa "language") is a brief notation, especially a marginal one or an interlinear one, of the meaning of a word or wording in a text. It may be in the language of the text, or in the reader's language if that is different.