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hal•i•tus
(hal′i təs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tus•es.
ha•lit•u•os•i•ty
(hə lich′o̅o̅ os′i tē),USA pronunciation n.
ha•lit•u•ous
(hə lich′o̅o̅ əs),USA pronunciation adj.
- Physiologybreath; exhalation;
vapor.
- Latin, equivalent. to hāl(āre) to breathe, exhale + -itus suffix of verb, verbal action (probably by analogy with spīritus spirit)
- 1655–65
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