Influenza
[ɪnflʊ'enzə] or [,ɪnflu'ɛnzə]
Definition
(n.) An epidemic affection characterized by acute nasal catarrh, or by inflammation of the throat or the bronchi, and usually accompanied by fever.
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Definition
n. a severe epidemic catarrh accompanied with weakening fever.
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Examples
- On the other hand, bacteria are the cause of many of the most dangerous diseases, such as typhoid fever, tuberculosis, influenza, and la grippe. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Mr. Wingfield told me that he has never known them more general or heavyexcept when it has been quite an influenza. Jane Austen. Emma.
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