miasma
English
Etymology
First attested in 1665. From Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain; pollution”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
miasma (plural miasmas or miasmata)
- A noxious atmosphere or influence.
- A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:miasma.
Related terms
Translations
noxious atmosphere or influence
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noxious emanation originates from swamps and causes disease
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Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
First attested in 1778. Borrowed from New Latin miasma, from Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain, pollution”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
miasma n (plural miasmata or miasma's, diminutive miasmaatje n)
- miasma (noxious atmosphere or influence)
- (medicine, historical) miasma (emanation from rotting organic matter causing diseases)
Derived terms
References
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “miasma”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain, pollution”).
Noun
miasma m (plural miasmi)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin miasma, from Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “pollution”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
miasma m (plural miasmas)
- miasma (noxious atmosphere or influence)
- (medicine, historical) miasma (noxious emanation from swamps that was thought to cause diseases)
Related terms
Spanish
Noun
miasma m (plural miasmas)
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