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| shortness of breath |
| 1. n. difficulty in breathing; dyspnea |
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| Analysis |
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| shortness |
| 1. n. The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief. |
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| the shortness of a stubby pencil |
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| the patient's shortness of breath |
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| 2. n. The result or product of being short. |
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| 3. n. The property of being short or terse. |
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| of |
| 1. prep. Expressing distance or motion. |
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| 2. prep. (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off". |
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| 3. prep. (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.). |
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| 4. prep. From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.). |
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| There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage. |
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| breath |
| 1. n. The act or process of breathing. |
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| I could hear the breath of the runner behind me. |
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| The child's breath came quickly and unevenly. |
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| 2. n. A single act of breathing in or out. |
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| I took a deep breath and started the test. |
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