''Glossa'' (γλῶσσα) is a Greek word meaning "
tongue
The tongue is a muscular organ (anatomy), organ in the mouth of a typical tetrapod. It manipulates food for mastication and swallowing as part of the digestive system, digestive process, and is the primary organ of taste. The tongue's upper surfa ...
" or "
language
Language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Languages are the primary means by which humans communicate, and may be conveyed through a variety of met ...
", used in several English words including
gloss,
glossary
A glossary (from grc, γλῶσσα, ''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. Tradi ...
,
glossitis, and others.
Glossa may also refer to:
*
''Glossa'' (journal), a peer-reviewed academic journal of linguistics established as a successor to ''Lingua''
*
Glossa, Skopelos, a village in the island of Skopelos in the Northern Sporades
*
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 - Page ...
, 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'' ...
, a constructed language
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Greek language