snowflake

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IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsnəʊ.fleɪk/

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

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意味（1）

A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.

意味（2）

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

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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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(slang, derogatory, chiefly alt-right) Someone hypersensitive to insult or offense, especially a young person with politically correct sensibilities.

When have words ever hurt anyone? The triggered snowflakes at this liberal university are trying to literally murder our freedom of speech.

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(ophthalmology) A type of lesion that appears as scattered white-brown spots under high magnification light microscopy.

Robertson and colleagues reported 10 patients in four families with lesions similar to those of stage I and stage II snowflake generation.

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Something that is unique in every presentation.

MS is referred to as a “snowflake” disease because symptoms vary from person to person.

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(slang, usually derogatory) A Caucasian person.

Alright, snowflake, where's the dope?

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(historical) Someone (usually white) who was opposed to the abolition of slavery (Missouri, 1860s)

snowflakes （ plural ）