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Added 9 October 2026

snowfall

/ˈsnoʊfɔːl/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about snowfall at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals.

Origin

By surface analysis, snow + fall. Cognate with Dutch sneeuwval, German Schneefall, Old Norse snjófall, snæfall (whence Danish snefald, Norwegian snøfall, and Swedish snöfall).

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