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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities;

2. the state of being polluted;
[syn: befoulment, defilement, pollution]

3. the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors;
[syn: contamination, pollution]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pollution \Pol*lu"tion\, n. [L. pollutio: cf. F. pollution.] 1. The act of polluting, or the state of being polluted (in any sense of the verb); defilement; uncleanness; impurity. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) The emission of semen, or sperm, at other times than in sexual intercourse. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pollution n 1: undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities 2: the state of being polluted [syn: befoulment, defilement, pollution] 3: the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors [syn: contamination, pollution] [ant: decontamination]