"snowflake" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsnəʊ.fleɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsnoʊ.fleɪk/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-snowflake.ogg [US] Forms: snowflakes [plural]
enPR: snōʹflāk Etymology: From snow + flake. Compare Saterland Frisian Sneeflokke (“snowflake”), Dutch sneeuwvlok, Luxembourgish Schnéiflack, German Schneeflocke. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|snow|flake}} snow + flake, {{cog|stq|Sneeflokke||snowflake}} Saterland Frisian Sneeflokke (“snowflake”), {{cog|nl|sneeuwvlok}} Dutch sneeuwvlok, {{cog|lb|Schnéiflack}} Luxembourgish Schnéiflack, {{cog|de|Schneeflocke}} German Schneeflocke Head templates: {{en-noun}} snowflake (plural snowflakes)
  1. A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry. Translations (crystal): flok bore [masculine] (Albanian), νιφάς (niphás) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), رُقَاقَةْ اَلثَّلْج (ruqāqat aṯ-ṯalj) [feminine] (Arabic), փաթիլ (pʿatʿil) (Armenian), qar bağı (Azerbaijani), elur-maluta (Basque), сняжы́нка (snjažýnka) [feminine] (Belarusian), fulenn erc'h f fulennoù erc'h [plural] (Breton), malzenn erc'h f -où erc'h [plural] (Breton), снежи́нка (snežínka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), နှင်းပွင့် (hnang:pwang.) (Burmese), снежочка (snežočka) [feminine] (Carpathian Rusyn), floc de neu [masculine] (Catalan), borralló [masculine] (Catalan), کِلووبەفر (kilûbefr) (Central Kurdish), لب لب قار (lab lab qār) (Chagatai), щүәхуар (xüəhuar) [Dungan] (Chinese), 雪花 (syut³ faa¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 雪花 (xuěhuā) (Chinese Mandarin), 雪片 (xuěpiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), ᠯᠠᠪᠰᠠ (labsa) (Classical Mongolian), ཁ་འདབ (kha 'dab) (Classical Tibetan), sněhová vločka [feminine] (Czech), snefnug (Danish), sneeuwvlok [feminine] (Dutch), neĝero (Esperanto), neĝfloko (Esperanto), lumehelves (Estonian), flykra [feminine] (Faroese), kavaflykra [feminine] (Faroese), snjóflykra [feminine] (Faroese), flyksingur [masculine] (Faroese), flyksa [feminine] (Faroese), lumihiutale (Finnish), flocon de neige [masculine] (French), folerpa [feminine] (Galician), fargallo [masculine] (Galician), baloco [masculine] (Galician), falampo [masculine] (Galician), melendro [masculine] (Galician), zalopa [feminine] (Galician), farrapo [masculine] (Galician), ფანტელი (panṭeli) (Georgian), Schneeflocke [feminine] (German), νιφάδα (nifáda) [feminine] (Greek), aputsiaq (Greenlandic), פתית–שלג (Hebrew), हिमकण (himkaṇ) [masculine] (Hindi), hópehely (Hungarian), hópihe (Hungarian), snjókorn [neuter] (Icelandic), nivo-floko (Ido), lumihiutale (Ingrian), чил (čil) (Ingush), flocco de neve (Interlingua), calóg shneachta [feminine] (Irish), cáithnín sneachta [masculine] (Irish), fiocco di neve [masculine] (Italian), 雪花 (sekka) (alt: せっか) (Japanese), 雪片 (seppen) (alt: せっぺん) (Japanese), қар бүршігі (qar bürşıgı) (Kazakh), қар қылауы (qar qylauy) (Kazakh), қар ұшқыны (qar ūşqyny) (Kazakh), қылау (qylau) (Kazakh), ល្អងព្រិល (lʼɑɑng prɨl) (Khmer), 눈송이 (nunsong'i) (Korean), кар кыйкымы (kar kıykımı) (Kyrgyz), кар бүртүгү (kar bürtügü) (Kyrgyz), ičháȟota (Lakota), ເກັດຫິມະ (ket hi ma) (Lao), nivis pluma [feminine] (Latin), sniegpārsla [feminine] (Latvian), snaigė [feminine] (Lithuanian), Schnéiflack [feminine] (Luxembourgish), ᦡᦸᧅᧈᦉᦏᦱᧇ (ḋoak¹ṡṫhaab) (), ᦵᦙᧆᦉᦏᦱᧇ (medṡṫhaab) (), снегулка (snegulka) [feminine] (Macedonian), daun salji (Malay), ᠯᠠᠪᠰᠠᠨ (labsan) (Manchu), floag [feminine] (Manx), floag niaghtee [feminine] (Manx), lhiannag niaghtee [feminine] (Manx), kapu (Maori), kapu huka (Maori), цасан ширхэг (casan širxeg) (Mongolian), shoh dikʼání (Navajo), snøfnugg (Norwegian), برف دانه (barf-e dâne) (Persian), płatek śniegu [masculine] (Polish), śnieżynka [feminine] (Polish), πατούλιν (patoúlin) [neuter] (Pontic Greek), floco de neve [masculine] (Portuguese), folheca [feminine] (Portuguese), fulg [masculine] (Romanian), fulg de zăpadă [masculine] (Romanian), fulg de nea [masculine] (Romanian), floc da naiv [Grischun, Vallander, masculine] (Romansch), flocca da naiv [Grischun, feminine] (Romansch), scrotta da neiv [Sursilvan, feminine] (Romansch), floc da nev [Sutsilvan, masculine] (Romansch), scrota da nev [Sutsilvan, feminine] (Romansch), mina da naiv [Surmiran, feminine] (Romansch), gnoua da naiv [Surmiran, feminine] (Romansch), flöch da naiv [Puter, masculine] (Romansch), pandschè [Puter] (Romansch), снежи́нка (snežínka) [feminine] (Russian), Sneeflokke [feminine] (Saterland Frisian), bleideag (english: Harris) [Lewis, feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), pleòiteag (North Uist, Benbecula) [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), slathag (english: Barra) [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), lòineag (english: Skye, Ross-shire, Sutherland) [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), clàdan (Tiree, Mull, Islay, Kintyre) [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), clòimhdeag (Lochaber) [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), leòmag (Glenelg) [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), снегуља [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), снијегуља [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), снегуљица [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), снијегуљица [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), пахуљица [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), snegulja [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), snijegulja [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), sneguljica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), snijeguljica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), pahuljica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), қарчақ (qarçaq) (Shor), snehové páperie [neuter] (Slovak), snehová vločka [feminine] (Slovak), snežínka [feminine] (Slovene), карычак (karïčak) (Southern Altai), copo de nieve [masculine] (Spanish), ampo [masculine] (Spanish), snöflinga [common-gender] (Swedish), барфак (barfak) (Tajik), зарраи барф (zarrayi barf) (Tajik), เกล็ดหิมะ (glèt-hì-má) (Thai), kar tanesi (Turkish), сніжи́нка (snižýnka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), قار ئۇچقۇنى (qar uchquni) (Uyghur), qor uchquni (Uzbek), bông tuyết (alt: 葻雪) (Vietnamese), hoa tuyết (alt: 花雪) (Vietnamese), pluen eira [feminine] (Welsh), хаар кыырпаҕа (qaar kıırpağa) (Yakut), שנייעלע (shneyele) [neuter] (Yiddish), qanuk (Yup'ik)
    Sense id: en-snowflake-en-noun-hsQ-JhaB Disambiguation of 'crystal': 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  2. Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers. Categories (lifeform): Amaryllis family plants Translations (flower of the genus Leucojum): блатно кокиче (blatno kokiče) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 雪片蓮 (Chinese Mandarin), 雪片莲 (xuěpiànlián) (Chinese Mandarin), bledule [feminine] (Czech), bledule jarní [feminine] (Czech), hvidblomme (Danish), lenteklokje [neuter] (Dutch), neĝborulo (Esperanto), lumipisara (Finnish), kevätkello (Finnish), Märzenbecher [masculine] (German), tőzike (Hungarian), śnieżyca [feminine] (Polish), omătuțe [feminine] (Romanian), белоцве́тник (belocvétnik) [masculine] (Russian), campanilla [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-snowflake-en-noun-noWaz03~ Disambiguation of Amaryllis family plants: 2 40 21 5 6 5 1 1 5 5 8 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 4 11 16 6 9 8 3 19 6 7 11 Disambiguation of 'flower of the genus Leucojum': 1 83 6 1 1 2 2 3 1
  3. The snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis. Categories (topical): Snow Categories (lifeform): Emberizids
    Sense id: en-snowflake-en-noun-pUm0gkDj Disambiguation of Snow: 17 10 28 4 7 8 3 6 4 3 10 Disambiguation of Emberizids: 2 8 49 8 7 7 2 2 5 2 6 Categories (other): Classical Tibetan terms with redundant transliterations, English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Classical Tibetan terms with redundant transliterations: 1 13 36 8 7 10 2 3 10 1 8 Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 4 11 16 6 9 8 3 19 6 7 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 11 37 9 9 9 1 5 6 1 11 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 12 35 7 8 9 2 5 6 3 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 10 43 5 6 9 2 5 7 2 9
  4. (slang, derogatory) Someone who believes they are particularly unique and special. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-snowflake-en-noun-Hoo3Qnvi
  5. (slang, derogatory) Someone hypersensitive to insult or offense, especially a young person with politically correct sensibilities. Tags: derogatory, slang Synonyms: special snowflake
    Sense id: en-snowflake-en-noun-hubcBU4m
  6. (ophthalmology) A type of lesion that appears as scattered white-brown spots under high magnification light microscopy. Categories (topical): Ophthalmology
    Sense id: en-snowflake-en-noun-33SE6wQS Topics: medicine, ophthalmology, sciences
  7. Something that is unique in every presentation.
    Sense id: en-snowflake-en-noun-5ku~PXYd
  8. (slang, usually derogatory) A Caucasian person. Tags: derogatory, slang, usually
    Sense id: en-snowflake-en-noun-ZA~bd6ec Categories (other): English endocentric compounds Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 4 11 16 6 9 8 3 19 6 7 11
  9. (historical) Someone (usually white) who was opposed to the abolition of slavery (Missouri, 1860s) Tags: historical Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-snowflake-en-noun-d2L8bif6 Disambiguation of People: 0 10 20 13 0 0 12 8 34 0 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: snow-flake Related terms: , snowfleck
Derived forms: autumn snowflake, broflake, flowsnake, Koch snowflake, paper snowflake, quiet as a snowflake, snowflake baby, snowflake child, snowflake curve, snowflake eel, snowflake eel (taxonomic: Echidna nebulosa), snowflake generation, snowflakelike, snowflake moray (taxonomic: Echidna nebulosa), snowflakeness, snowflake obsidian, snowflakery, snowflake schema, snowflake wheel, snowflaky, special snowflake, special snowflake syndrome, spring snowflake (taxonomic: Leucojum vernum), summer snowflake (taxonomic: Leucojum aestivum)

Verb

IPA: /ˈsnəʊ.fleɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsnoʊ.fleɪk/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-snowflake.ogg [US] Forms: snowflakes [present, singular, third-person], snowflaking [participle, present], snowflaked [participle, past], snowflaked [past]
enPR: snōʹflāk Etymology: From snow + flake. Compare Saterland Frisian Sneeflokke (“snowflake”), Dutch sneeuwvlok, Luxembourgish Schnéiflack, German Schneeflocke. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|snow|flake}} snow + flake, {{cog|stq|Sneeflokke||snowflake}} Saterland Frisian Sneeflokke (“snowflake”), {{cog|nl|sneeuwvlok}} Dutch sneeuwvlok, {{cog|lb|Schnéiflack}} Luxembourgish Schnéiflack, {{cog|de|Schneeflocke}} German Schneeflocke Head templates: {{en-verb}} snowflake (third-person singular simple present snowflakes, present participle snowflaking, simple past and past participle snowflaked)
  1. To fall in the manner of a snowflake.
    Sense id: en-snowflake-en-verb-PiG2~v~V
  2. (computing, databases) To arrange (data) into a snowflake schema. Categories (topical): Computing, Databases
    Sense id: en-snowflake-en-verb-JOuEqKxr Categories (other): English endocentric compounds Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 4 11 16 6 9 8 3 19 6 7 11 Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: snow-flake

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          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "pʿatʿil",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "փաթիլ"
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          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "qar bağı"
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          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "elur-maluta"
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "snjažýnka",
          "sense": "crystal",
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          "word": "сняжы́нка"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "snežínka",
          "sense": "crystal",
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          "word": "снежи́нка"
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          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "hnang:pwang.",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "နှင်းပွင့်"
        },
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          "code": "rue",
          "lang": "Carpathian Rusyn",
          "roman": "snežočka",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "снежочка"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "crystal",
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          "word": "floc de neu"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "borralló"
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          "code": "chg",
          "lang": "Chagatai",
          "roman": "lab lab qār",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "لب لب قار"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "syut³ faa¹",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "雪花"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "dng",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "xüəhuar",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "Dungan"
          ],
          "word": "щүәхуар"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xuěhuā",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "雪花"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xuěpiàn",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "雪片"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "xct",
          "lang": "Classical Tibetan",
          "roman": "kha 'dab",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "ཁ་འདབ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sněhová vločka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "snefnug"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sneeuwvlok"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "neĝero"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "neĝfloko"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "lumehelves"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "flykra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "kavaflykra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "snjóflykra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "flyksingur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "flyksa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "lumihiutale"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "flocon de neige"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "folerpa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "fargallo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "baloco"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "falampo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "melendro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "zalopa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "farrapo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "panṭeli",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "ფანტელი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Schneeflocke"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "nifáda",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "νιφάδα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "niphás",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "νιφάς"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "kl",
          "lang": "Greenlandic",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "aputsiaq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "פתית–שלג"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "himkaṇ",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "हिमकण"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "hópehely"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "hópihe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "snjókorn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "nivo-floko"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "lumihiutale"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "inh",
          "lang": "Ingush",
          "roman": "čil",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "чил"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "flocco de neve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "calóg shneachta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cáithnín sneachta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "fiocco di neve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "alt": "せっか",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sekka",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "雪花"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "alt": "せっぺん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "seppen",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "雪片"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qar bürşıgı",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "қар бүршігі"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qar qylauy",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "қар қылауы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qar ūşqyny",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "қар ұшқыны"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qylau",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "қылау"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "lʼɑɑng prɨl",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "ល្អងព្រិល"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "nunsong'i",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "눈송이"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "kilûbefr",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "کِلووبەفر"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "kar kıykımı",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "кар кыйкымы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "kar bürtügü",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "кар бүртүгү"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "lkt",
          "lang": "Lakota",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "ičháȟota"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "ket hi ma",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "ເກັດຫິມະ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nivis pluma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sniegpārsla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "snaigė"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "khb",
          "lang": "Lü",
          "roman": "ḋoak¹ṡṫhaab",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "ᦡᦸᧅᧈᦉᦏᦱᧇ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "khb",
          "lang": "Lü",
          "roman": "medṡṫhaab",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "ᦵᦙᧆᦉᦏᦱᧇ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Schnéiflack"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "snegulka",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "снегулка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "daun salji"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "mnc",
          "lang": "Manchu",
          "roman": "labsan",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "ᠯᠠᠪᠰᠠᠨ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "floag"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "floag niaghtee"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lhiannag niaghtee"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "kapu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "kapu huka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "casan širxeg",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "цасан ширхэг"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "cmg",
          "lang": "Classical Mongolian",
          "roman": "labsa",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "ᠯᠠᠪᠰᠠ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "shoh dikʼání"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "snøfnugg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "barf-e dâne",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "word": "برف دانه"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "płatek śniegu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "śnieżynka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "pnt",
          "lang": "Pontic Greek",
          "roman": "patoúlin",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "πατούλιν"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "floco de neve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "folheca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "fulg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "fulg de zăpadă"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "fulg de nea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "Grischun",
            "Vallander",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "floc da naiv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "Grischun",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "flocca da naiv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "Sursilvan",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "scrotta da neiv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "Sutsilvan",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "floc da nev"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "Sutsilvan",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "scrota da nev"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "Surmiran",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mina da naiv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "Surmiran",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gnoua da naiv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "Puter",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "flöch da naiv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "Puter"
          ],
          "word": "pandschè"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "snežínka",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "снежи́нка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "stq",
          "lang": "Saterland Frisian",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Sneeflokke"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "gd",
          "english": "Harris",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "Lewis",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bleideag"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pleòiteag (North Uist, Benbecula)"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "note": "cleiteag (South Uist, Small Isles, Argyll, West Perthshire)",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ]
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "gd",
          "english": "Barra",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "crystal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "slathag"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "gd",
          "english": "Skye, Ross-shire, Sutherland",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
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      "word": "Koch snowflake"
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      "word": "quiet as a snowflake"
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      "word": "snowflake baby"
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      "word": "snowflake curve"
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      "word": "snowflake eel"
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      "taxonomic": "Leucojum aestivum",
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          "text": "When I come home, one space monkey is reading to the assembled space monkeys who sit covering the whole first floor. “You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You are the same decaying organic matter as everyone else, and we are all part of the same compost pile.”",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, Ben Brill, \"What's wrong with saying 'Happy holidays' this December\", High Tide (Redondo Union High School), 20 October 2017, page 7",
          "text": "Fox News pundits claim to be upset because companies are choosing to embrace the \"holidays\" rather than \"Christmas\" to avoid offending any liberal snowflakes."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019 April 17, Bari Weiss, “Bret Easton Ellis Takes On ‘Generation Wuss’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
          "text": "Now, at least in theory, snowflakes on both coasts in withdrawal from Rachel Maddow’s nightly Kremlinology lesson can purchase a whole book to inspire paroxysms of rage. “White” — even the title is a trigger — is a veritable thirst trap for the easily microaggressed.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 January 31, Erin McLaughlin, “Free speech cowed at GMU”, in The Collegian, Grove City College, page 8",
          "text": "Within a few minutes of stepping foot on the school grounds, a triggered snowflake called the police. Multiple officers accosted Kevin McMahon, a YAF staffer, and threatened to arrest him for exercising his free speech rights since he was outside the designated \"free speech area.\"",
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          "text": "Robertson and colleagues reported 10 patients in four families with lesions similar to those of stage I and stage II snowflake generation.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Roger F. Steinert, Cataract Surgery, page 525",
          "text": "The authors have recently analyzed a PMMA lens explanted because of snowflake degeneration in the dry and hydrated states.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Elias I. Traboulsi, Genetic Diseases of the Eye, page 520",
          "text": "These defects may be more pronounced in the superior visual field, perhaps corresponding to the inferior predilection for the snowflake lesions.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "ophthalmology",
        "sciences"
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          "ref": "2016 July 14, Sara Schabe, Krysten Massa, “North Fork native begins stem cell treatment to battle MS”, in Suffolk Times",
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      "code": "sq",
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      "word": "flok bore"
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      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "رُقَاقَةْ اَلثَّلْج"
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "pʿatʿil",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "փաթիլ"
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      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "qar bağı"
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      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "elur-maluta"
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "snjažýnka",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "сняжы́нка"
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      "sense": "crystal",
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      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
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      "roman": "snežínka",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "снежи́нка"
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    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "hnang:pwang.",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "နှင်းပွင့်"
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      "lang": "Carpathian Rusyn",
      "roman": "snežočka",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "снежочка"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "floc de neu"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "borralló"
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    {
      "code": "chg",
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      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "لب لب قار"
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    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "syut³ faa¹",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "雪花"
    },
    {
      "code": "dng",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "xüəhuar",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "щүәхуар"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xuěhuā",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "雪花"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xuěpiàn",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "雪片"
    },
    {
      "code": "xct",
      "lang": "Classical Tibetan",
      "roman": "kha 'dab",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "ཁ་འདབ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sněhová vločka"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "snefnug"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sneeuwvlok"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "neĝero"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "neĝfloko"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "lumehelves"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "flykra"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kavaflykra"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "snjóflykra"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "flyksingur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "flyksa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "lumihiutale"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "flocon de neige"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "folerpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fargallo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "baloco"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "falampo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "melendro"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zalopa"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "farrapo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "panṭeli",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "ფანტელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schneeflocke"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "nifáda",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "νιφάδα"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "niphás",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "νιφάς"
    },
    {
      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "aputsiaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "פתית–שלג"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "himkaṇ",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "हिमकण"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "hópehely"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "hópihe"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "snjókorn"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "nivo-floko"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "lumihiutale"
    },
    {
      "code": "inh",
      "lang": "Ingush",
      "roman": "čil",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "чил"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "flocco de neve"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "calóg shneachta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cáithnín sneachta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fiocco di neve"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せっか",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sekka",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "雪花"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せっぺん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "seppen",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "雪片"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qar bürşıgı",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "қар бүршігі"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qar qylauy",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "қар қылауы"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qar ūşqyny",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "қар ұшқыны"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qylau",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "қылау"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "lʼɑɑng prɨl",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "ល្អងព្រិល"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "nunsong'i",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "눈송이"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "kilûbefr",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "کِلووبەفر"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "kar kıykımı",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "кар кыйкымы"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "kar bürtügü",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "кар бүртүгү"
    },
    {
      "code": "lkt",
      "lang": "Lakota",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "ičháȟota"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "ket hi ma",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "ເກັດຫິມະ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nivis pluma"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sniegpārsla"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "snaigė"
    },
    {
      "code": "khb",
      "lang": "Lü",
      "roman": "ḋoak¹ṡṫhaab",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "ᦡᦸᧅᧈᦉᦏᦱᧇ"
    },
    {
      "code": "khb",
      "lang": "Lü",
      "roman": "medṡṫhaab",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "ᦵᦙᧆᦉᦏᦱᧇ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schnéiflack"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "snegulka",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "снегулка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "daun salji"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnc",
      "lang": "Manchu",
      "roman": "labsan",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "ᠯᠠᠪᠰᠠᠨ"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "floag"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "floag niaghtee"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lhiannag niaghtee"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "kapu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "kapu huka"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "casan širxeg",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "цасан ширхэг"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmg",
      "lang": "Classical Mongolian",
      "roman": "labsa",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "ᠯᠠᠪᠰᠠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "shoh dikʼání"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "snøfnugg"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "barf-e dâne",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "برف دانه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "płatek śniegu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "śnieżynka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pnt",
      "lang": "Pontic Greek",
      "roman": "patoúlin",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "πατούλιν"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "floco de neve"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "folheca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fulg"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fulg de zăpadă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fulg de nea"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "Grischun",
        "Vallander",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "floc da naiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "Grischun",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "flocca da naiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "Sursilvan",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "scrotta da neiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "Sutsilvan",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "floc da nev"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "Sutsilvan",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "scrota da nev"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "Surmiran",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mina da naiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "Surmiran",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gnoua da naiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "Puter",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "flöch da naiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "Puter"
      ],
      "word": "pandschè"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "snežínka",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "снежи́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "stq",
      "lang": "Saterland Frisian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sneeflokke"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "english": "Harris",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "Lewis",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bleideag"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pleòiteag (North Uist, Benbecula)"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "note": "cleiteag (South Uist, Small Isles, Argyll, West Perthshire)",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "english": "Barra",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "slathag"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "english": "Skye, Ross-shire, Sutherland",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lòineag"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clàdan (Tiree, Mull, Islay, Kintyre)"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "note": "clàideag (Lochcarron, Ardnamurchan, Lochaber, Mid Argyll)",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "clòimhdeag (Lochaber)"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "note": "clòimhneag (Lochalsh, mainland Inverness-shire, Deeside)",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "leòmag (Glenelg)"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "снегуља"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "снијегуља"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "снегуљица"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "снијегуљица"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пахуљица"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "snegulja"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "snijegulja"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sneguljica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "snijeguljica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pahuljica"
    },
    {
      "code": "cjs",
      "lang": "Shor",
      "roman": "qarçaq",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "қарчақ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "snehové páperie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "snehová vločka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "snežínka"
    },
    {
      "code": "alt",
      "lang": "Southern Altai",
      "roman": "karïčak",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "карычак"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "copo de nieve"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ampo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "snöflinga"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "barfak",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "барфак"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "zarrayi barf",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "зарраи барф"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "glèt-hì-má",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "เกล็ดหิมะ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "kar tanesi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "snižýnka",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сніжи́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "qar uchquni",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "قار ئۇچقۇنى"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "qor uchquni"
    },
    {
      "alt": "葻雪",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "bông tuyết"
    },
    {
      "alt": "花雪",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "hoa tuyết"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pluen eira"
    },
    {
      "code": "sah",
      "lang": "Yakut",
      "roman": "qaar kıırpağa",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "хаар кыырпаҕа"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "shneyele",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "שנייעלע"
    },
    {
      "code": "esu",
      "lang": "Yup'ik",
      "sense": "crystal",
      "word": "qanuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "blatno kokiče",
      "sense": "flower of the genus Leucojum",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "блатно кокиче"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "flower of the genus Leucojum",
      "word": "雪片蓮"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xuěpiànlián",
      "sense": "flower of the genus Leucojum",
      "word": "雪片莲"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "flower of the genus Leucojum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bledule"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "flower of the genus Leucojum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bledule jarní"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "flower of the genus Leucojum",
      "word": "hvidblomme"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "flower of the genus Leucojum",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lenteklokje"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "flower of the genus Leucojum",
      "word": "neĝborulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "flower of the genus Leucojum",
      "word": "lumipisara"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "flower of the genus Leucojum",
      "word": "kevätkello"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "flower of the genus Leucojum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Märzenbecher"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "flower of the genus Leucojum",
      "word": "tőzike"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "flower of the genus Leucojum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "śnieżyca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "flower of the genus Leucojum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "omătuțe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "belocvétnik",
      "sense": "flower of the genus Leucojum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "белоцве́тник"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "flower of the genus Leucojum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "campanilla"
    }
  ],
  "word": "snowflake"
}

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    "Classical Tibetan terms with redundant transliterations",
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English compound terms",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English endocentric compounds",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
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    "en:Emberizids",
    "en:People",
    "en:Snow"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "snow",
        "3": "flake"
      },
      "expansion": "snow + flake",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stq",
        "2": "Sneeflokke",
        "3": "",
        "4": "snowflake"
      },
      "expansion": "Saterland Frisian Sneeflokke (“snowflake”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "sneeuwvlok"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch sneeuwvlok",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lb",
        "2": "Schnéiflack"
      },
      "expansion": "Luxembourgish Schnéiflack",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Schneeflocke"
      },
      "expansion": "German Schneeflocke",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From snow + flake. Compare Saterland Frisian Sneeflokke (“snowflake”), Dutch sneeuwvlok, Luxembourgish Schnéiflack, German Schneeflocke.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "snowflakes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "snowflaking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "snowflaked",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "snowflaked",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "snowflake (third-person singular simple present snowflakes, present participle snowflaking, simple past and past participle snowflaked)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 143",
          "text": "Like a seagull swooping, the white figure of a victim snowflaked against the cliff and then plummeted down.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To fall in the manner of a snowflake."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Computing",
        "en:Databases"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To arrange (data) into a snowflake schema."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "database",
          "database"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computing, databases) To arrange (data) into a snowflake schema."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "databases",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsnəʊ.fleɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsnoʊ.fleɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-snowflake.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/97/En-us-snowflake.ogg/En-us-snowflake.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/En-us-snowflake.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "snōʹflāk"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "snow-flake"
    }
  ],
  "word": "snowflake"
}

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