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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
deleterious /ˌdɛlɪˈtɪərɪəs/
adjective formal causing harm or damage.
– derivatives
deleteriously adverb.
– origin C17: via med. L. from Gk dēlētērios ‘noxious’ + -ous.



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