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- [smog, smawg]
- /smɒg, smɔg/
- /smɒɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [smog, smawg]
- /smɒg, smɔg/
Definitions of smog word
- noun smog smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture. 1
- noun smog photochemical smog. 1
- verb with object smog to cover or envelop with or as if with smog. 1
- noun smog smoky fog 1
- variable noun smog Smog is a mixture of fog and smoke which occurs in some busy industrial cities. 0
- noun smog a mixture of smoke, fog, and chemical fumes 0
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Origin of smog
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05; sm(oke) + (f)og1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Smog
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
smog popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
smog usage trend in Literature
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