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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Nearly 120 residents between the ages of 14 and 20 are housed at the detention center, and are prohibited from any access to drugs, weapons, alcohol, cigarettes and cellular phones, among other items.
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
While finding old beer bottles and cigarette tins stuck behind the crumbling plaster walls was not unusual for restoration workers, the bottle of Stroh's Bohemian Beer had a handwritten note inside.
—Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2024
More than a decade ago, then-Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson was spotted smoking a cigarette outside City Hall as votes were being tallied.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
Billions of dollars are at stake, with menthol cigarettes making up a third of the more than $65 billion in annual cigarette sales.
—Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
While finding old beer bottles and cigarette tins stuck behind the crumbling plaster walls was not unusual for restoration workers, the bottle of Stroh's Bohemian Beer had a handwritten note inside.
—Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2024
More than a decade ago, then-Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson was spotted smoking a cigarette outside City Hall as votes were being tallied.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
Billions of dollars are at stake, with menthol cigarettes making up a third of the more than $65 billion in annual cigarette sales.
—Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
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“Cigarette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cigarette. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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