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glene

glene noun: the pupil or eyeball.

Noun

glene (plural glenes)

  1. (obsolete) The pupil or eyeball.
  2. (obsolete) A socket.

Forms of glene

pluralglenes

Origin of glene

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γλήνη (glḗnē, “eyeball, socket”)

Words formed from glene

Questions about glene

What does glene mean?
Glene means the pupil or eyeball.
What part of speech is glene?
Glene is a noun.
What is the plural of glene?
The plural of glene is glenes.

Words near glene in the dictionary

  1. glendonites
  2. Glendora
  3. glendoveer
  4. glendoveers
  5. Glendower
  6. glene
  7. Gleneagles
  8. Gleneagles pâté
  9. Glenealy
  10. Glenelg
  11. Glenellen

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