GLOTTA

Meaning of GLOTTA in English

n [Anat., Zool.] glottis;

glott- [occurring in derivatives and compounds] glott-, glotto- (= tongue)

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GLOTT- — or glotto- combining form Etymology: Greek glōtt-, glōtto- tongue, from glōssa, glōtta language
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GLOSS — I. noun Etymology: akin to Middle High German glosen to glow, shine; akin to Old English geolu yellow Date: 1538 …
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GLOAT — I. intransitive verb Etymology: akin to Middle English glouten to scowl and perhaps to Old Norse glotta to grin scornfully …
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TRIGLOT — I. ˈtrīˌglät, usu -äd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tri- + Greek glōtta language — more at …
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POLYGLOT — I. ˈpälēˌglät, -lə̇ˌg-, usu -gläd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek polyglōttos, polyglōssos speaking many languages, many-tongued, from poly- + …
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GLOTTIC — I. ˈgläd.ik adjective Etymology: Greek glōttikos of the tongue, from glōtta, glōssa tongue + -ikos -ic archaic : linguistic II. …
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GLOAT — I. ˈglōt, usu -ōd.+V intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse glotta to …
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PROGLOTTIS — prōˈgläd.ə̇s noun ( plural proglotti·des -d.əˌdēz) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek proglōssis, proglōttis tip of the tongue, from pro- pro- …
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HYPOGLOTTIS — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˈgläd.ə̇s noun Etymology: Greek hypoglōttis, from hypo- + glōtta, glōssa tongue 1. : the underpart of the tongue 2. : …
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GLOUT — ˈglüt, ˈglau̇t intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English glouten, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse glotta …
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GLOTTIS — ˈgläd.]ə̇s, -ät] noun ( plural glottises ]ə̇sə̇z ; or glotti·des ]əˌdēz) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek glōttis, from glōtta, glōssa …
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GLOTT- — combining form or glotto- Etymology: Greek glōtt-, glōtto-, glōss-, glōsso- tongue, from glōtta, glōssa : language glotto logy
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-GLOT — ˌglät, usu -äd.+V adjective combining form Etymology: Greek -glōttos, -glōssos, from glōtta, glōssa language, tongue — more at gloss (explanation) …
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GLOTTO- — var. of glosso-: glottology. [ glotto-, comb. form of glôtta; see GLOTTIS ]
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GLOTTIS — — glottidean /glo tid"ee euhn, glaw-/ , adj. /glot"is/ , n. , pl. glottises, glottides /glot"i deez'/ . Anat. the …
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-GLOT — a combining form with the meanings "having a tongue," "speaking, writing, or written in a language" of the kind or …
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GLOAT — — gloater , n. — gloatingly , adv. /gloht/ , v.i. 1. to look at or think about with great …
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DIGLOT — — diglottic , adj. /duy"glot/ , adj. 1. bilingual. n. 2. a bilingual book or edition. [ 1860-65; díglottos, equiv. …
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POLYGLOT — I. ˈpä-lē-ˌglät noun Etymology: polyglot (II) Date: circa 1645 1. : one who is polyglot 2. capitalized : a book …
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GLOSS — I. ˈgläs, ˈglȯs noun Etymology: akin to Middle High German glosen to glow, shine; akin to Old English geolu yellow …
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GLOAT — I. ˈglōt intransitive verb Etymology: akin to Middle English glouten to scowl and perhaps to Old Norse glotta to grin …
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PROGLOTTIS — noun ( plural pro·glot·ti·des -ˈglä-tə-ˌdēz) Etymology: New Latin proglottid-, proglottis, from Greek proglōttis tip of the tongue, from pro- + …
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GLOTTIS — noun ( plural glot·tis·es or glot·ti·des -tə-ˌdēz) Etymology: Greek glōttid-, glōttis, from glōtta tongue — more at gloss Date: 1578 …
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GLOTT- — or glotto- Etymology: Greek glōtt-, glōtto- tongue, from glōssa, glōtta : language glotto chronology
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PROGLOTTID — [ prəʊ'glɒtɪd ] ■ noun Zoology each segment of a tapeworm, containing a complete sexually mature reproductive system. Origin C19: …
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POLYGLOT — [ 'pɒlɪglɒt ] ■ adjective knowing or using several languages. ↘(of a book) having the text translated into several languages. …
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MONOGLOT — [ 'mɒnə(ʊ)glɒt ] ■ adjective using or speaking only one language. ■ noun a ~ person. Origin C19: from Gk …
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GLOTTIS — [ 'glɒtɪs ] ■ noun the part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords and the slit-like opening between …
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GLOAT — ■ verb contemplate one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure. ■ noun an act of ~ing. …
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EPIGLOTTIS — [ ˌɛpɪ'glɒtɪs ] ■ noun a flap of cartilage behind the root of the tongue, which is depressed during swallowing …
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PROGLOTTIS — [pro.glot.tis] n, pl -glot.ti.des [NL proglottid-, proglottis, fr. Gk proglottis tip of the tongue, fr. pro- + glotta tongue--more at …
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