Miasma

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  • noun. A noxious atmosphere or influence.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A poisonous atmosphere formerly thought to rise from swamps and putrid matter and cause disease.
  • noun. A thick vaporous atmosphere or emanation.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The emanations or effluvia arising from the ground and floating in the atmosphere, considered to be infectious or otherwise injurious to health; noxious emanations; malaria. Also called aërial poison.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Infectious particles or germs floating in the air; air made noxious by the presence of such particles or germs; noxious effluvia; malaria.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A noxious atmosphere or influence.
  • noun. A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste to cause disease.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources
  • noun. an unwholesome atmosphere
    • Word Usage
    "Again, exposition; but a key thing to consider: the Greek concept of miasma is at play here."
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