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Gleason

/ˈɡliː.sən/

Gleason proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Gleason (countable and uncountable, plural Gleasons)

  1. A surname from Irish.
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  2. A town in Weakley County, Tennessee, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States.

Forms of Gleason

pluralGleasons

Origin of Gleason

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Glasáin (“descendant of Glasán”), a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of glas (“green, blue, grey”).

Words formed from Gleason

Phrases with Gleason

Questions about Gleason

What does Gleason mean?
Gleason means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Gleason?
Gleason is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Gleason?
Gleason is pronounced /ˈɡliː.sən/.

Words near Gleason in the dictionary

  1. gleanest
  2. gleaneth
  3. gleaning
  4. gleanings
  5. gleans
  6. Gleason
  7. Gleason score
  8. Gleason scores
  9. Gleason's theorem
  10. Gleasonian
  11. Gleasons

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