air

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Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
noun the region above the ground
noun a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing

From Middle English aire, from Old French air, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr). Displaced native Old English lyft. More at lift, loft.

"An air gun," he said. — The Lock and Key Library: Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English, Unknown
They fill the air, they cover everything. — The Insect Folk, Morley, Margaret Warner
There was a whistling of air somewhere. — This star shall be free, Murray Leinster

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