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glade
[ gleyd ]
/ gleɪd /
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noun
an open space in a forest.
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Origin of glade
1520–30; akin to glad1, in obsolete sense “bright”
OTHER WORDS FROM glade
gladelike, adjectiveWords nearby glade
glad, Gladbach-Rheydt, Gladbeck, gladden, gladdon, glade, glad eye, glad hand, glad-hander, gladiate, gladiator
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British Dictionary definitions for glade
glade
/ (ɡleɪd) /
noun
an open place in a forest; clearing
Derived forms of glade
gladelike, adjectiveWord Origin for glade
C16: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to glad 1 (in obsolete sense: bright); see gleam
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