[Vocab] salubrious

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sa·lu·bri·ous     Audio Help   /səˈlubriəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show
Spelled Pronunciation[suh-loo-bree-uhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA
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–adjective
favorable to or promoting health; healthful: salubrious air.
[Origin: 1540–50; < L salūbr(is) promoting health (akin to salūs
health) + -ious]

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sa·lu·bri·ous·ly, adverb
sa·lu·bri·ous·ess, sa·lu·bri·ty    Audio Help   /səˈlubrɪti/
Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[suh-loo-bri-tee]
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sa·lu·bri·ous    Audio Help   (sə-lōō'brē-əs)  Pronunciation Key
adj.   Conducive or favorable to health or well-being.


[From Latin salūbris, from salūs, health; see sol- in Indo-European roots.]

sa·lu'bri·ous·ly adv., sa·lu'bri·ous·ness, sa·lu'bri·ty (-brĭ-tē) n.
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