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Definition of Miasma
1. Noun. An unwholesome atmosphere. "The novel spun a miasma of death and decay"
2. Noun. Unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources. "A miasma of cigar smoke"
Definition of Miasma
1. n. Infectious particles or germs floating in the air; air made noxious by the presence of such particles or germs; noxious effluvia; malaria.
Definition of Miasma
1. a noxious vapor [n -MAS or -MATA] : MIASMAL, MIASMIC [adj]