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A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry. / Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers. / The snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis.

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snowflake

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Source Word

snowflake

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈsnəʊ.fleɪk/

Noun

derogatory slang usually historical

A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry. / Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers. / The snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis.

Japanese Meaning

雪の結晶：おおよそ六角形の対称性を持つ雪の小さな結晶。 / 白い花を咲かせる球根植物：Leucojum属に属する、ヨーロッパ原産の球根植物。 / 雪上鳥：Plectrophenax nivalisとして知られる鳥。

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A single snowflake landed on her mitten, its hexagonal pattern glinting in the streetlight.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

一つの雪の結晶が彼女のミトンに落ち、六角形の模様が街灯にきらめいた。

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A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.

Sense（2）

Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers.

Sense（3）

The snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis.

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(slang, derogatory) Someone who believes they are particularly unique and special.

When I come home, one space monkey is reading to the assembled space monkeys who sit covering the whole first floor. “You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You are the same decaying organic matter as everyone else, and we are all part of the same compost pile.”

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