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English *noun*: odor
1.	odor (attribute) any property detected by the olfactory system
		Synonyms	aroma, odour, olfactory property, scent, smell
		Broader (hypernym)	property
		Narrower (hyponym)	bouquet, fetidness, foulness, fragrance, fragrancy, malodorousness, muskiness, rancidness, rankness, redolence, stinkiness, sweetness
		Attribute	inodorous, odorless, odorous, odourless

2.	odor (cognition) the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
		Samples	She loved the smell of roses.
		Synonyms	odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell
		Broader (hypernym)	aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression
		Narrower (hyponym)	acridity, aroma, fetor, foetor, fragrance, malodor, malodour, mephitis, perfume, reek, scent, scent, stench, stink

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