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glacier

/ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
glacier
IPA
/ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

An area of a mountain where snow is present year-round.

noun

Something that moves very slowly

name

A locality in the Rocky Mountains, British Columbia, Canada.

name

A census-designated place in Whatcom County, Washington, United States.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French glacier, from Franco-Provençal gllaciér, from Vulgar Latin *glaciārium, a derivative of Latin glaciēs (“ice”), of uncertain origin. First attested in English in 1744 per the OED.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: gllaciér, *glaciārium, glaciēs

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/
  • British English: /ˈɡlæs.jə/

Inflected Forms

glaciers (plural)

Derived Forms

glaciation glaciered Glaciergate glacierist glacierization glacierized glacierless glacierlike namakier palaeoglacier paleoglacier

Phrases

continental glacier Doomsday Glacier glacier bird glacier buttercup Glacier County glacier cream glacier glasses glacier lily

Frequently Paired Words

glacial glaciate glaciology iceberg

Questions

How do you pronounce glacier?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/.
What does glacier mean?
A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.
Where does glacier come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce glacier

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