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| gla·cier [ gláyshər ] (plural gla·ciers) |
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ice mass: a large body of continuously accumulating ice and compacted snow, formed in mountain valleys or at the poles, that deforms under its own weight and slowly moves
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| [Mid-18th century. < French< glace "ice" < Latin glacies] |
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 gla·ciered adjective |
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