Webster's English Dictionary

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breath

breath \'breth\ n [ME breth, fr. OE br-th; akin to OHG bra-dam 
   b]reath, OE beorma yeast 1a: air charged with a fragrance or odor  1b: a 
   slight indication : SUGGESTION  2a: the faculty of breathing  2b: an act of 
   breathing  2c: opportunity or time to breathe : RESPITE  3: a slight breeze 
    4a: air inhaled and exhaled in breathing  4b: something (as moisture on a 
   cold surface) produced by breath or breathi ng 5: a spoken sound : 
   UTTERANCE  6: SPIRIT, ANIMATION  7: expiration of air with the glottis wide 
   open (as in the formation of f/ and /s/ sounds)