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fra⋅grance

[frey-gruhns]
–noun
1. the quality of being fragrant; a sweet or pleasing scent.
2. perfume, cologne, toilet water, or the like.

Origin:
1660–70; < F < LL frāgrantia. See fragrant, -ance


See perfume.
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fra·grance   (frā'grəns)   
n.  
  1. The state or quality of having a pleasant odor.

  2. A sweet or pleasant odor; a scent.

  3. A substance, such as a perfume or cologne, designed to emit a pleasant odor.

Synonyms: These nouns denote a pleasant or sweet odor: the fragrance of lilacs; the aroma of sizzling bacon; the bouquet of a fine wine; the perfume of roses; the redolence of fresh coffee; the scent of newly mown hay.
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