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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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