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firn

 (fîrn)
n.
Granular, partially consolidated snow that has passed through one summer melt season but is not yet glacial ice. Also called old snow.

[German, from German dialectal (Alemannic), of last year, from Old High German firni, old; see per in Indo-European roots.]
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firn

(fɪən)
n
(Geological Science) another name for névé1
[C19: from German (Swiss dialect) firn of the previous year, from Old High German firni old]
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né•vé

(neɪˈveɪ)

n., pl. -vés.
1. granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
2. a field of such snow. Also called firn.
[1850–55; < Franco-Provençal]
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