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- [snoh-fawl]
- /ˈsnoʊˌfɔl/
- /ˈsnəʊ.fɔːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [snoh-fawl]
- /ˈsnoʊˌfɔl/
Definitions of snowfall word
- noun snowfall a fall of snow. 1
- noun snowfall the amount of snow at a particular place or in a given time. 1
- noun snowfall falling snow 1
- noun snowfall amount of snow fallen 1
- uncountable noun snowfall The snowfall in an area or country is the amount of snow that falls there during a particular period. 0
- countable noun snowfall A snowfall is a fall of snow. 0
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Origin of snowfall
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; snow + fall
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Snowfall
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
snowfall popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
snowfall usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for snowfall
noun snowfall
- blizzard — A blizzard is a very heavy snowstorm with strong winds.
- whiteout — Meteorology. a condition, found in polar regions, in which uniform illumination from snow on the ground and from a low cloud layer makes features of the landscape indistinguishable. a condition of heavily falling or blowing snow in which visibility is very poor.
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