snowmelt

snow·melt

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [snoh-melt]
- /ˈsnoʊˌmɛlt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [snoh-melt]
- /ˈsnoʊˌmɛlt/

Definitions of snowmelt word

noun snowmelt water from snow that is melting or has melted. 1
noun snowmelt the amount of such water. 1
noun snowmelt water produced by the melting of snow 0
noun snowmelt meltwater from snow, esp. in the spring 0

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Origin of snowmelt

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; snow + melt1

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Parts of speech for Snowmelt

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Snowmelt

snowmelt popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

snowmelt usage trend in Literature

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