miasma, n.
(miasmas, miasmata)
(miasmas, miasmata)
unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources
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miasm miasma
sample sentences
"the miasma of the marshes""a miasma of cigar smoke"
semantic pointers
hypernym
an unwholesome atmosphere
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miasm miasma
sample sentences
"the novel spun a miasma of death and decay"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym