miasma

First attested in 1665. From Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain; pollution”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /miˈæzmə/, /maɪˈæzmə/
• (US) enPR: mī-ăz'mə, mē- ăz'mə, IPA^(key): /maɪˈæzmə/, /miˈæzmə/

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• Rhymes: -æzmə
• Homophone: my asthma

miasma (plural miasmas or miasmata)

1. A noxious atmosphere or influence.
2. A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:miasma.

• Masami, imaams

First attested in 1778. Borrowed from New Latin miasma, from Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain, pollution”).[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˌmiˈɑs.maː/

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• Hyphenation: mi‧as‧ma
• Rhymes: -ɑsmaː

miasma n (plural miasmata or miasma's, diminutive miasmaatje n)

1. miasma (noxious atmosphere or influence)
2. (medicine, historical) miasma (emanation from rotting organic matter causing diseases)

• miasmatisch

From Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain, pollution”).

miasma m (plural miasmi)

1. miasma

Borrowed from Latin miasma, from Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “pollution”).

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ˈaz.mɐ/, /ˈmjaz.mɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mi.ˈaʒ.mɐ/, /ˈmjaʒ.mɐ/

miasma m (plural miasmas)

1. miasma (noxious atmosphere or influence)
2. (medicine, historical) miasma (noxious emanation from swamps that was thought to cause diseases)

• miasmático

miasma m (plural miasmas)

1. miasma