GLOSSA Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word glossa. (close relations)
Definition of GLOSSA
Best Alternative Words for GLOSSA
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| tongue | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity • a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language • any long thin projection that is transient • a manner of speaking • a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea • the tongue of certain animals used as meat • the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot • metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side verb • articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments • lick or explore with the tongue | ||||||||
| dialect | nounn | |||||||
noun • the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people | ||||||||
| idiom | nounn | |||||||
noun • a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language • the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people • the style of a particular artist or school or movement • an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up | ||||||||
| jargon | nounn | |||||||
noun • a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) • a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon • specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject | ||||||||
| language | nounn | |||||||
noun • a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols • (language) communication by word of mouth • the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number • the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication • the mental faculty or power of vocal communication • a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline | ||||||||
| lingo | nounn | |||||||
noun • a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | ||||||||
| speech | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience • (language) communication by word of mouth • something spoken • the exchange of spoken words • your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally • a lengthy rebuke • words making up the dialogue of a play • the mental faculty or power of vocal communication | ||||||||
| vernacular | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) • the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language) adjective satellite • being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language | ||||||||
| clapper | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who applauds • a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity • metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side | ||||||||
| lingua | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity | ||||||||
