open air

noun

the outdoors.

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Origin:
1520–30

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

adjective

existing in, taking place in, or characteristic of the open air; outdoor: The orchestra gave three open-air concerts last summer.

Origin:
1820–30

Related forms

o·pen-air·ish, adjective

o·pen-air·ish·ness, noun

o·pen-air·ness, noun

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open air

—n
	a. the place or space where the air is unenclosed; the outdoors
	b. (as modifier): an open-air concert

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