Wiktionary:Word of the day/2024/October 9

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Word of the day
for October 9
glimpse v
  1. (transitive)
    1. To see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.
    2. (figurative) To perceive (something intangible) briefly and incompletely.
  2. (intransitive)
    1. Chiefly followed by at or upon: to look at briefly and incompletely; to glance.
    2. To shine with a faint, unsteady light; to glimmer, to shimmer.
    3. (archaic or poetic) To appear or start to appear, especially faintly or unclearly; to dawn.
    4. (rare) Sometimes followed by out: to provide a brief and incomplete look.

glimpse n

  1. Chiefly followed by of: a brief and incomplete look; a glance, a peek.
  2. (archaic) A brief, sudden flash of light; a glimmer.
  3. (figurative)
    1. A faint or imprecise idea; an inkling.
    2. (rare) A brief, unspecified amount of time; a moment.
  4. (obsolete) A faint (and often temporary) appearance; a tinge, a trace.

Today, the day before the second Thursday of October in 2024, is the eve of World Sight Day, which is coordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness and the World Health Organization to draw attention to blindness and vision impairment, and to emphasize the importance of eye care.

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