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Definition of halitosis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

halitosis

noun
 
/ˌhælɪˈtəʊsɪs/
 
/ˌhælɪˈtəʊsɪs/
[uncountable] (medical)
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  1. a condition in which the breath smells unpleasant synonym bad breath
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Latin halitus ‘breath’ + -osis.
See halitosis in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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