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glimpse

/ɡˈlɪmps/GLIMPS
/ɡˈlɪmps/GLIMPS

Meaningto shine faintly

Common meaning: a brief look

Journey through time

  1. Early English spellingglimse‘to glimpse’source
  2. Middle Englishglimsing‘a glimpse’source
  3. Englishglimpse‘a brief look’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Early English spelling glimse ‘to shine faintly’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry GLIMPSE, p. 236 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • glimse Early English spelling “to shine faintly”

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