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glean definition

glean (glēn)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to collect (grain, etc. left by reapers)
  2. to collect the remaining grain, etc. from (a reaped field)
    1. to collect or find out (facts, etc.) gradually or bit by bit
    2. to examine or go through (books, etc.) so as to collect certain information

Etymology: ME glenen < OFr glener < VL glennare < Celt, as in OIr dīgleinn, he gleans < IE *ĝhlend- < base *ĝhel-: see gleam

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