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Word: Firn
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from German, from Old High German firni ‘old’; related to Swedish forn ‘former’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɪən
Dialects: British English
Definition:
crystalline or granular snow, especially on the upper part of a glacier, where it has not yet been compressed into ice.
Short Definition:crystalline snow
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