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glimpse noun
/glɪmp s/ n [C] Definition
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when you see something or someone for a very short timeI only caught (= had) a fleeting glimpse of the driver of the getaway car, but I doubt I would recognize her if I saw her again.
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a quick idea or understanding of what something is likeThis biography offers a few glimpses of his life before he became famous.
(Definition of glimpse noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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