What is a gloss?

A gloss is a translation or brief explanation of difficult or technical text. A gloss can appear in the margin, between the lines of a text, or as a footnote.

• Concept module: gloss
• In overview module: Glossary (Literacy): G
• In modular book: Glossary of literacy terms
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

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