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   o·dor

   /ˈōdər/

   noun

   • 1. a distinctive smell, especially an unpleasant one: "the odor of cigarette smoke" Similar smellscentaromaperfumefragrancebouquetsavornosetangessenceredolencestenchstinkreekfetormalodormiasmainformal:pongwhiffniffhumgufffunkrare:mephitis
   • 2. a lingering quality, impression, or feeling attaching to something: "an odor of suspicion" Similar atmosphereairauraqualityspiritflavorsavoremanationhintsuggestionimpressionwhiffambiencetone
   • ▪ the state of being held in a specified regard: "a decade of bad odor between Britain and the European Community"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Latin odor ‘smell, scent’.

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