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Word: Marijuana
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from Latin American Spanish
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌmarɪˈ(h)wɑːnə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cannabis, especially as smoked or consumed as a psychoactive (mind-altering) drug
Short Definition:cannabis
Examples:- the cops told us that he had been smoking marijuana
- marijuana plants
Variant Forms:
- marihuana
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