/snəʊ/

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Meaning

Soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky when it is very cold.

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Word origin

From Old English snaw, the common Germanic word for frozen falling water.

Origin
Old English
Root
snaw

Examples

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"Snow" is soft frozen water that falls when it is cold.

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Here "snow" is one whole thing, so it has no plural.

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"Snow" here is the frozen water coming down from the sky.

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This word is taught in chapter 18, lesson 1: snow, loose, monkey and 7 more words.