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snowflake
noun snow·flake \-ˌflāk\
: a small, soft piece of frozen water that falls from the sky as snow : a flake of snow
Full Definition of SNOWFLAKE
1
: a flake or crystal of snow
2
: any of a genus (Leucojum) of Old World bulbous plants of the amaryllis family; especially : one (L. vernum) resembling the snowdrop
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First Known Use of SNOWFLAKE
1734
Rhymes with SNOWFLAKE
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SNOWFLAKE Defined for Kids
snowflake
noun snow·flake \ˈsnō-ˌflāk\
Definition of SNOWFLAKE for Kids
: a single snow crystal : a small mass of snow crystals
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