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Added 10 October 2026

glossa

/ˈɡlɒsə/ noun

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The tongue, or lingua, especially of an insect.
Unintelligible ecstatic speech.

Origin

From the Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue”). Doublet of gloss.

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