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chion-

chion- prefix: snow.

Prefix

chion-

  1. snow

Origin of chion-

From New Latin chion- (“snow”), chio, German chio, from Ancient Greek χιών (khiṓn, “snow”), χιόνι (khióni, “snow”), akin to Ancient Greek χειμών (kheimṓn, “winter”).

Questions about chion-

What does chion- mean?
Chion- means snow.
What part of speech is chion-?
Chion- is a prefix.

Words near chion- in the dictionary

  1. Chioggio
  2. Chiojdeanca
  3. Chiojdeni
  4. Chiojdu
  5. chiolite
  6. chion-
  7. chionablepsia
  8. Chione
  9. chionelasmatid
  10. chionelasmatids
  11. chiong

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