| n. | 1. | Infectious particles or germs floating in the air; air made noxious by the presence of such particles or germs; noxious effluvia; malaria. |
| Noun | 1. | miasma - an unwholesome atmosphere; "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay" |
| 2. | miasma - unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke" |
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