Meaning & use
Cigarette
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A thin cylinder of finely cut tobacco rolled in paper for smoking.
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He stepped outside to smoke a cigarette during the break.
The city banned cigarette smoking in all public parks.
A note on using this word
From French, a diminutive of 'cigare' (cigar), literally meaning 'little cigar.'
Words with a similar meaning
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