Effluvia
[i'flu:vjә]
Definition
(pl. ) of Effluvium
Typist: Mabel
Examples
- The ward was filled with an effluvia that caused my heart to heave with painful qualms. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The plague I am told is in Constantinople, perhaps I have imbibed its effluvia--perhaps disease is the real cause of my prognostications. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Typist: Mabel