How do you pronounce “snow”?

noun

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/snoʊ̯/

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Noun: The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer. An instance of the falling of snow ( etymology 1, noun sense 1 ); a snowfall; also, a snowstorm.“We have had several heavy snows this year.”
Verb: Preceded by the dummy subject it: to have snow (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1 ) fall from the atmosphere.“It is snowing. It started to snow.”
Adjective: Done because the alternate outcome is very unlikely to pass.

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