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How to pronounce air
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What does air mean?
nounThe substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
“This drill runs on compressed air.”
The substance of the atmosphere seen as an agency of freshness.
“I'm going outside to get some air.”
One of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
verbTo bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.
“I'll hang these clothes on the rack to air them.”
To let fresh air into (a room or a building), to ventilate.
“It's getting quite stuffy in this room: let's open the windows and air it.”
To make public (an opinion, concern, issue, secret, differences, etc); to present to public view (and sometimes discussion).
“Residents used the public meeting to air their concerns about the poor state of the roads.”
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