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Cigarette - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Cigarette : (noun)
1: finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking [syn: cigaret,
coffin nail, butt, fag]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Cigarette : \Cig`a*rette"\, n. [F. cigarette.]
A little cigar; a little fine tobacco rolled in paper for
smoking.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Cigarette : Cigarette: A small roll of finely cut tobacco enclosed in a wrapper of thin paper designed for smoking.
"Cigarettes are the only product sold on the free market that, when used as directed, can kill people." (L Chasan-Taber & M Stampfer, New Engl J Med 2001;345:1841-2)
The word "cigarette" is the French diminutive of "cigare" (cigar), from the Spanish "cigarro."
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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