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glacier

See also: Glacier

English

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Perito Moreno Glacier, Patagonia, Argentina

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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.

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glacier (plural glaciers)

  1. (geology) A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.
    They warned that the effects of glacier melting on water resources are becoming “increasingly serious” for China.
  2. (mountaineering) An area of a mountain where snow is present year-round.
    You can ski down the glacier in both the winter and the summer.

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  • → Hindi: ग्लेशियर (gleśiyar)

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

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Franco-Provençal

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glacier (Old Valaisan, Old Vaudois)

  1. Alternative form of gllaciér (“glacier”)

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Franco-Provençal gllaciér. First attested in 1757. Cognate with German Gletscher.

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glacier m (plural glaciers)

  1. (geology) glacier
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Etymology 2

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glace (“mirror; ice-cream”) +‎ -ier (occupational suffix).

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glacier m (plural glaciers)

  1. (dated) maker of mirrors
  2. seller of ice-cream
  3. (by extension) ice-cream parlour
    Synonyms: glacerie, crémerie, bar laitier

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