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SMOGGINESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog

Synonyms:

smog; smogginess

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("smogginess" is a kind of...):

air pollution (pollution of the atmosphere)

Domain usage:

blend; portmanteau; portmanteau word (a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings)

Derivation:

smoggy (clouded with a mixture of smoke and fog)

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