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breath

Pronunciation: /bɹɛθ/

The English word “breath” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act or process of breathing.
  2. A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.
  3. Air expelled from the lungs.
  4. A rest or pause.
  5. A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense.
  6. Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume.
  7. Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration.

adjective

  1. voiceless, surd; contrasting with voice (breath sounds, voice sounds)

Etymology

From Middle English breeth, breth, from Old English brǣþ (“odor, scent, stink, exhalation, vapor”), from Proto-West Germanic *brāþi (“vapour, waft, exhalation, breath”) (compare German Brodem (“haze, vapor; breath”), of a different but related formation).

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