glacier

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Perito Moreno Glacier, Patagonia, Argentina

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  • IPA: /ˈglæsiə/, /ˈgle(ɪ)siə/, /ˈgle(ɪ)sjɚ/, /ˈgle(ɪ)ʃɚ/, SAMPA: /"gl{si@/, /"glEIsi@/

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French glacier, from Old French glace (ice), from Latin glacies (ice), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (cold).

[edit] Noun

Singular
glacier

Plural
glaciers

glacier (plural glaciers)

  1. A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Old French glace (ice), from Latin glacies (ice), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (cold).

[edit] Noun

glacier m. (plural glaciers)

  1. glacier
  2. ice-cream shop

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