Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word The invisible mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth and that people and animals breathe.
Air
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Examples:
He came to her breathing of large airs and great spaces.
'Cook, Tom,' said the fat lady, still airing herself as aforesaid.
The air was thick with cigarette smoke.
Etymology:
The word air originates from the Middle English term aire, which came from the Old French, and ultimately from the Latin aera, meaning the lower atmosphere or sky. It traces further back to the Greek word aer, denoting the dense or murky atmosphere.
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