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annotieren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • annotate verb To add notes to a text, diagram or image that explain, comment on or draw attention to parts of it.
  • gloss noun A shiny, polished surface.

Senses

annotieren is used for these senses in English:

  • annotate (transitive) To add annotation to.
  • gloss (transitive) To add a gloss to (a text).

annotate — full definition

  1. verb To add notes to a text, diagram or image that explain, comment on or draw attention to parts of it.
  2. verb To label data or media with tags that describe what it contains, especially so that software can be trained or searched.

gloss — full definition

  1. noun A shiny, polished surface.
  2. noun An impressive appearance that hides something less impressive underneath.
  3. verb (usually "gloss over") To skim past or downplay a problem instead of properly addressing it.
  4. noun A brief note explaining a difficult or foreign word, often placed in the margin or between the lines of a text.

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