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glom

Pronunciation: /ɡloːm/

“glom” is an Old English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. gloom; twilight, gloaming
  2. darkness

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *glōm, from Proto-Germanic *glōmaz. Cognate with Norwegian glom (“transparent cuticle or membrane”).

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