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Summary

gloss ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,161 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: literary work[2]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[3], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[4], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[5], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[7]
  • Main Wikidata property: P8394[8]
  • Different from: Glosa[9], gloss[10]
  • Studied by: glossography[11]

Why It Matters

gloss has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] gloss is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

literary work

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). gloss. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gloss
MLA “gloss.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/gloss.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gloss_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{gloss}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gloss}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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  1. 1d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isocat id → 6081
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'be', 'br', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 6081, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7331704|Gloss (#7331704)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 20w ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Factgrid item id → Mori Mari
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Factgrid item id: Q515651, adds FactGrid ID"
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