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sérac definition

sé·rac (sə rak′, sā-)

noun

a pointed mass or pinnacle of ice in or near a crevasse of a glacier

Etymology: Swiss-Fr, orig., a type of white cheese < VL *seraceum, soft cheese, whey < L serum: see serum

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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