"cleanth" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklɛnθ/
Rhymes: -ɛnθ Etymology: From clean + -th, modelled after filth, health, wealth, etc. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clean|th}} clean + -th Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cleanth (uncountable)
  1. (rare, nonstandard) The condition or state of being clean; cleanliness Tags: nonstandard, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cleanth-en-noun-ijRpAu-z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -th

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          "ref": "1924, Sherwood Anderson, A Story Teller's Story",
          "text": "\"Cleanth and fresh air — that's what I believe in. Throw open the doors and the windows. Let's have some fresh air in here.\"",
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          "ref": "1983, Max Harris, The Unknown Great Australian and Other Psychobiographical Portraits",
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          "ref": "2001, Susannah Hagan, Taking Shape: A New Contract Between Architecture and Nature",
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