Glossic

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A system of phonetic spelling based upon the present values of English letters, but always using one symbol to represent one sound.

    "Mr. Ellis's Glossic is a new concurrent system of spelling, intended to remedy the defects, without interfering with the use, ..."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Glossic. alt-of

    "sheovaalyai for 'chevalier,' although the hard necessity of such cruel and ludricious distortion is not without importance, let us look at Mr. Ellis's glossic spelling of some words with an eye not to its desirability or ..."

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Etymology

Latin glossa (“a word requiring a gloss”), + -ic.

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