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Word: Glacier
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century: from French, from glace ‘ice’, based on Latin glacies
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡlasɪə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡleɪsɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.
Short Definition:slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near poles
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