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effluvia |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Effluvium \Ef*flu"vi*um\, n.; pl {Effluvia}. [L., a flowing out fr effluere to flow out See {Effluent}, a.] Subtile or invisible emanation; exhalation perceived by the sense of smell; especially, noisome or noxious exhalation; as the effluvium from diseased or putrefying bodies, or from ill drainage.
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