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Meaning of pollution

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

pollution

Pronunciation:/pəˈl(j)uːʃn̩/

noun

Definitions

  1. The desecration of something holy or sacred; defilement, profanation.

  2. The ejaculation of semen outside of sexual intercourse, especially a nocturnal emission.

  3. Moral or spiritual corruption; impurity, degradation, defilement.

  4. Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc.