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glade definition

glade (glād)

noun

  1. an open space in a wood or forest
  2. ☆ an everglade

Etymology: ME < glad, glad: orig. sense prob. “bright, smooth place,” use similar to Ger lichtung, glade < licht, light, Fr clairière < clair, clear

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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