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- US Pronunciation
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- [feern]
- /fɪərn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [feern]
- /fɪərn/
Definitions of firn word
- noun firn névé. 1
- noun firn Granular snow, especially on the upper part of a glacier, where it has not yet been compressed into ice. 1
- noun firn the granular snow, not in a completely compacted mass, that accumulates at the top of a glacier 0
- noun firn A type of old snow which has gone through multiple thaw and refreeze cycles and thus is made of numerous small icy grains, though it is not nearly as saturated with water as snow-cone slush is; can be hard or somewhat soft depending on recent and current weather conditions. 0
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Origin of firn
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55; < German (Swiss), noun use of firn last year's, old; cognate with Old English fyrn former, ancient, Gothic fairneis; akin to Old Norse forn ancient. See before
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Parts of speech for Firn
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firn popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
firn usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for firn
noun firn
- blizzard — A blizzard is a very heavy snowstorm with strong winds.
- snowstorm — a storm accompanied by a heavy fall of snow.
- graupel — snow pellets.
- precipitation — the act of precipitating; state of being precipitated.
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