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noun a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
noun a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp
originFrom Middle English chymeneye, chymneye, chymene, from Old French cheminee, from Late Latin camīnāta, from Latin camīnus, from Ancient Greek κάμῑνος (kámīnos, “furnace”). Doublet of chimenea.
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