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gloam

noun
\ ˈglōm How to pronounce gloam (audio) \

Definition of gloam

archaic
: twilight

First Known Use of gloam

circa 1821, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for gloam

Scots gloam to become twilight, back-formation from gloaming

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