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Definition of snowflake noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

snowflake

noun
 
/ˈsnəʊfleɪk/
 
/ˈsnəʊfleɪk/
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  1. a small soft piece of frozen water that falls from the sky as snow
    • A single snowflake landed on her nose.
    Extra Examples
    • Snowflakes slowly drifted down from the sky.
    • Snowflakes have an intricate six-branched star shape.
    • The children watched the falling snowflakes from the hut.
    Topics Weatherc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • white
    • fluffy
    snowflake + verb
    • drift
    • fall
    • flutter
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  2. (informal, disapproving) an offensive word for a person who you think expects special treatment or is too sensitive to criticism and easily upset
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