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miasm

noun

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Senses

Sense 1 noun

an unwholesome atmosphere

the novel spun a miasma of death and decay

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Sense 2 noun

unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources

the miasma of the marshes

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SenseRelationGroupWord
1 derivation Related & opposite miasmic
1 hypernym Types & categories atmosphere
2 derivation Related & opposite miasmal
2 hypernym Types & categories air pollution