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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On the pavement outside the store, Rich told her brother, someone had rolled Ervin’s body over and stolen the pack of cigarettes.
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Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Flashback: Last year, Chicago hosted a Jeremy Allen White contest which drew dozens of contestants vying for the crown (and a pack of cigarettes).
—Moyo Adeolu, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
The first lowers permissible nicotine levels in cigarettes.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
But although cigarettes might be inseparable from nicotine, nicotine is not inseparable from cigarettes.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Flashback: Last year, Chicago hosted a Jeremy Allen White contest which drew dozens of contestants vying for the crown (and a pack of cigarettes).
—Moyo Adeolu, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
The first lowers permissible nicotine levels in cigarettes.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
But although cigarettes might be inseparable from nicotine, nicotine is not inseparable from cigarettes.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Cigarette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cigarette. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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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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