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   glean

   /ɡliːn/

   verb

   • 1. obtain (information) from various sources, often with difficulty: "the information is gleaned from press cuttings"
   • ▪ collect gradually: "objects gleaned from local markets"
   • 2. gather (leftover grain) after a harvest: historical "the conditions of farm workers in the 1890s made gleaning essential"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French glener, from late Latin glennare, probably of Celtic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gleaner noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • G

     2

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGLEAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GLEAN definition: 1. to collect information in small amounts and often with difficulty: 2. to collect information in…. Learn more.

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   1. a. : to pick up after a reaper. b. : to strip of the leavings of reapers. glean a field. 2. a. : to gather (something, such as information) bit by bit. can glean secrets from his hard drive. b. : to pick over in search of relevant material. gleaning old files for information. 3.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGLEAN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   GLEAN meaning: 1. to collect information in small amounts and often with difficulty: 2. to collect information in…. Learn more.

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   verb. to gather (something) slowly and carefully in small pieces. to glean information from the newspapers. to gather (the useful remnants of a crop) from the field after harvesting.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › gleanGlean - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Glean means to gather bit by bit, either literally or figuratively. You might glean leftover grain from a recently harvested field or glean information about new vocabulary words by hearing them used in context. When you glean information, you sort through ideas and take what you need.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGLEAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you glean something such as information or knowledge, you learn or collect it slowly and patiently, and perhaps indirectly.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGLEAN | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   GLEAN meaning: to discover information slowly or with difficulty: . Learn more.