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agleam

ag·leam

UK/əˈɡliːm/ US/ʌˈɡlim/ uncommon

adjective

1.

bright with a steady but subdued shining

  • “from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights”
  • “the gleaming brass on the altar”
  • “Nereids beneath the nitid moon”
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Origin

From a- + gleam.

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