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miasma
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[mʌɪˈazmə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapour
(e.g: a miasma of stale alcohol hung around him)
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Origin
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mid 17th century: from Greek, literally ‘defilement’, from miainein ‘pollute’
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