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Miasm

noun
1.
An unwholesome atmosphere.  Synonym: miasma.
2.
Unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources.  Synonym: miasma.  "A miasma of cigar smoke"





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"Miasm" Quotes from Famous Books



... waters are stagnant, the white vapor creeps, Where the musk of Magnolia hangs thick in the air, And the lilies' phylacteries broaden in prayer; There is peace in the swamp, though the quiet is Death, Though the mist is miasm, the Upas tree's breath, Though no echo awakes to the cooing of doves,— There is peace: yes, the peace that ...
— East and West - Poems • Bret Harte


Words linked to "Miasm" :   air pollution, ambience, miasma, ambiance, atmosphere


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