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gleam

/ɡˈlim/GLEEM
/ɡˈlim/GLEEM

Meaningbrightness, splendour

Common meaning: a beam of light

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishglæmsource
  2. Middle Englishgleamsource
  3. Englishgleam‘a beam of light’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English glæm ‘brightness, splendour’.

Roots

  • glæm Old English “brightness, splendour”

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