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miasma |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Miasma \Mi*as"ma\, n.; pl {Miasmata}. [NL., fr Gr ? defilement, fr ? to pollute.] Infectious particles or germs floating in the air; air made noxious by the presence of such particles or germs; noxious effluvia; malaria. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: miasma n 1: an unwholesome atmosphere; "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay" 2: unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; "the miasma of the marshes" or "a miasma of cigar smoke"
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