Phrase guide

sign gloss

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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noun

Meaning 1

A gloss representing a sign (linguistic unit in sign language), typically in the spoken language of the region.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: sign linguistics

Examples

  • Each illustration in the dictionary is accompanied by a sign gloss, like CAT or HAPPY.
  • Sign glosses for Hong Kong Sign Language are usually in Cantonese.
  • Instead of full English sentences, the deaf presenter wrote his talking points in sign gloss.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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