| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| attar |
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| SYLLABICATION: | at·tar |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   t  r |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also ot·tar (  tr) or ot·to ( t ) |
| NOUN: | A fragrant essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers: attar of roses. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Persian ‘a ir, perfumed, from Arabic, aromatic. See cr in Appendix II.
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