cigarette
noun
cig·a·rette
ˌsi-gə-ˈret 
ˈsi-gə-ˌret
variants
or less commonly cigaret
: a slender roll of cut tobacco enclosed in paper and meant to be smoked
also
: a similar roll of another substance (such as marijuana)
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Emphysema is an incurable disease caused by exposure to cigarette smoke and air pollution.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Aug. 2024
This might have been the moment when Americans realized the risks of smoking and gave up their cigarettes for good.
—Jonathan Quick, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
Tobacco use, which includes smoking cigarettes, cigars, pipes and smokeless tobacco, and the use of alcohol are the two most common causes of head and neck cancers, experts say.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
In 1984, Marathon was the official cigarette of the Los Angeles Olympics.
—Isabel Fraser, WIRED, 6 Aug. 2024
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Aug. 2024
This might have been the moment when Americans realized the risks of smoking and gave up their cigarettes for good.
—Jonathan Quick, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
Tobacco use, which includes smoking cigarettes, cigars, pipes and smokeless tobacco, and the use of alcohol are the two most common causes of head and neck cancers, experts say.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
In 1984, Marathon was the official cigarette of the Los Angeles Olympics.
—Isabel Fraser, WIRED, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Cigarette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cigarette. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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cigarette
noun
cig·a·rette
ˌsig-ə-ˈret
ˈsig-ə-ˌret
: a small roll of cut tobacco wrapped in paper for smoking
Etymology
from French cigarette, literally, "little cigar"
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