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Webster 1913 Edition

Neve

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Néˊvé′

,
Noun.
[F., fr. [GREEK]
nix
,
nivis
, snow.]
(Geol.)
The upper part of a glacier, above the limit of perpetual snow. See
Glacier
.

Definition 2024

névé

névé

See also: neve, nevé, and ñeve

English

Noun

névé ‎(plural névés)

  1. The firn or snowfield at the head of a glacier.

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Etymology

Borrowing from French névé, from the Franco-Provençal (Savoyard) term névi ‎(“mass of snow”), from Latin nix, nivis ‎(“snow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neɪˈveɪ/

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