brume

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(brūm) pronunciation
n.
Fog or mist.

[French, from Old French, perhaps from Provençal, from Latin brūma, winter. See brumal.]

brumous bru'mous (brū'məs) adj.

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noun

    A thick, heavy atmospheric condition offering reduced visibility because of the presence of suspended particles: fog, haze, mist, murk, smaze. See clear/unclear.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Noun- Water in the form of particles suspended in the atmosphere at or near the surface of the earth.

Tutor's tip: The butler used the "broom" (implement used for sweeping) to sweep out the "brougham" (carriage), then drove away in the "brume" (mist or fog).

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1st Encounter (2001 Album by Brume/Artificial Memory Trace)
Les Buveurs de Brume (2003 Album by Hervé Diasnas)
In Between (2001 Album by Colin Andrew Sheffield)