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hal⋅i⋅tus

  [hal-i-tuhs]
–noun, plural -tus⋅es.
breath; exhalation; vapor.
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Origin:
1655–65; < L, equiv. to hāl(āre) to breathe, exhale + -itus suffix of v. action (prob. by analogy with spīritus spirit )

Related forms:
ha⋅lit⋅u⋅os⋅i⋅ty  [huh-lich-oo-os-i-tee] , noun
ha⋅lit⋅u⋅ous  [huh-lich-oo-uhs] , adjective
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halitus hal·i·tus (hāl'ĭ-təs)
n.
An exhalation, as of a breath or vapor.

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