## Etymology
An Americanism first recorded in the 1820s with the sense 'a violent blow'; its application to snowstorms dates from the 1870s. Of obscure origin, possibly imitative or related to dialectal 'blizz' ('violent rainstorm').

## AI Etymology
Blizzard is an Americanism first recorded in the 1820s with the sense 'a violent blow'; its application to snowstorms dates from the 1870s. Of obscure origin, possibly imitative or related to dialectal 'blizz' ('violent rainstorm'). The later sense follows a semantic development already present in the word's history. In modern use it means a severe snowstorm with high winds and reduced visibility. Derived formations include blizzardy.

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- Weather & Climate

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