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A breath or blast of wind.

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  1. n. A breath or blast of wind.
  2. n. A divine impartation of knowledge; supernatural impulse; inspiration.
  3. n. a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration
  4. 1. A breath or blast of wind. 2. A divine impartation of knowledge; supernatural impulse; inspiration. A poet writing against his genius will be like a prophet without his afflatus. Spence.
  5. n. a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration