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glim

noun \ˈglim\

Definition of GLIM

:  something that furnishes light (as a lantern or candle); also :  illumination given off by such a source
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Origin of GLIM

perhaps short for 2glimmer
First Known Use: circa 1700

Rhymes with GLIM

bream, brim, dim, grim, Grimm, gym, him, hymn, limb, limn, mim, nim, prim, rim, scrim, shim, skim, slim, swim, Tim, trim, vim, whim

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