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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an unwholesome atmosphere;
- Example: "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay"
[syn: miasma, miasm]

2. unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources;
- Example: "the miasma of the marshes"
- Example: "a miasma of cigar smoke"
[syn: miasma, miasm]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Miasma \Mi*as"ma\, n.; pl. Miasmata. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
   defilement, fr. ? to pollute.]
   Infectious particles or germs floating in the air; air made
   noxious by the presence of such particles or germs; noxious
   effluvia; malaria.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

miasma
    n 1: an unwholesome atmosphere; "the novel spun a miasma of
         death and decay" [syn: miasma, miasm]
    2: unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources;
       "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke" [syn:
       miasma, miasm]