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foe⋅tor

  [fee-ter]
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–noun
fetor.

fe⋅tor

  [fee-ter]
–noun
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
Also, foetor.

Origin:
1475–1500; < L, equiv. to fēt- (s. of fētēre to stink) + -or -or 1 ; r. earlier fetour < MF < L fētōr-, s. of fētor
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fe·tor   (fē'tər, -tôr')   
n.  An offensive odor; a stench. See Synonyms at stench.

[Middle English fetoure, from Latin fētor, from fētēre, to stink.]
foe·tor   (fē'tər)   
n.  Variant of fetor.
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Main Entry: fe·tor
Variant: also foe·tor /'fEt-&r, 'fE-"to(&)r/
Function: noun
: a strong offensive smell
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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fetor fe·tor (fē'tər, -tôr')
n.
A very offensive odor.

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