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snowfall.

An instance of falling of snow.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsnoʊfɔːl/
  1. An instance of falling of snow.

    countable · uncountable
    There has been snowfall every day this week.
  2. The amount of snow that falls on one occasion.

    countable · uncountable
    London recorded a snowfall of 10 centimetres last night.
Where this word comes from

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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.