breath
[ breth ]
/ brɛθ /
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noun
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Idioms about breath
Origin of breath
before 900; Middle English breth, breeth,Old English brǣth smell, exhalation; akin to German Brodem vapor, steam
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British Dictionary definitions for breath
breath
/ (brɛθ) /
noun
Word Origin for breath
Old English brǣth; related to brǣdan to burn, Old High German brādam heat, breath
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