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gleaning

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Main Entry:
glean 
          Listen to the pronunciation of glean
Pronunciation:
\ˈglēn\
Function:
verb
Etymology:
Middle English glenen, from Anglo-French glener, from Late Latin glennare, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish doglenn he selects
Date:
14th century
intransitive verb1: to gather grain or other produce left by reapers2: to gather information or material bit by bittransitive verb1 a: to pick up after a reaper b: to strip (as a field) of the leavings of reapers2 a: to gather (as information) bit by bit b: to pick over in search of relevant material <gleaning old files for information>3: find out
glean·able 
          Listen to the pronunciation of gleanable \ˈglē-nə-bəl\ adjective
glean·er noun


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