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1. (n.) miasma
noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere.
2. miasma
a dangerous, foreboding, or deathlike influence or atmosphere.
Etymology: (1655–65; < NL < Gk míasma stain, pollution, der. of miaínein to pollute, stain)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) miasma, miasm
an unwholesome atmosphere
"the novel spun a miasma of death and decay"
2. (noun) miasma, miasm
unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources
"the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke"
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1. (noun) miasma
infectious particles or germs floating in the air; air made noxious by the presence of such particles or germs; noxious effluvia; malaria
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