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Miasma

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Noun

1. miasm, miasma

an unwholesome atmosphere

Example Sentences:
'the novel spun a miasma of death and decay'

2. miasm, miasma

unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources

Example Sentences:
'the miasma of the marshes'
'a miasma of cigar smoke'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Miasma

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noun plural -mata (-mətə) or -mas
1. 
an unwholesome or oppressive atmosphere
2. 
pollution in the atmosphere, esp noxious vapours from decomposing organic matter

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Miasma

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nounWord forms: plural miˈasmas or miˈasmata (maɪˈæzmətə ; mīazˈmətə; miˈæzmətə ; mēazˈmətə)
1. 
a vapor rising as from marshes or decomposing animal or vegetable matter, formerly supposed to poison and infect the air, causing malaria, etc.
2. 
an unwholesome or befogging atmosphere, influence, etc.

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Miasma

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n. pl. mi·as·mas or mi·as·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
1. A noxious atmosphere or influence: "The family affection, the family expectations, seemed to permeate the atmosphere ... like a coiling miasma" (Louis Auchincloss).
2.
a. A foul-smelling vapor arising from rotting organic matter, formerly thought to cause disease.
b. A thick vaporous atmosphere or emanation: wreathed in a miasma of cigarette smoke.

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