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| glean [ gleen ] (past and past participle gleaned, present participle glean·ing, 3rd person present singular gleans) |
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1. transitive verb accumulate something: to obtain information in small amounts over a period of time
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2. transitive and intransitive verb gather after harvest: to go over a field or area that has just been harvested and gather by hand any usable parts of the crop that remain
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| [14th century. Via Old French glener< late Latin glennare< Celtic] |
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 glean·er noun |
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