FOSS

Etymology 1

Noun

foss (plural fosses)

Alternative spelling of fosse

Etymology 2

Noun

foss (plural fosses)

Waterfall (permanent flow of water over the edge of a cliff).

Proper noun

Foss

A surname.

A town in Washita County, Oklahoma.

An unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.

Noun

FOSS (uncountable)

(computing) Initialism of Free and Open Source Software.

Coordinate terms: FLOSS, OSS

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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