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COVID¹

  • /ˈkəʊvɪd/ UK
  • /ˈkoʊvɪd/ US

Rhymes with -əʊvɪd

noun Covid

  1. abbreviation, clipping, uncountable Clipping of COVID-19 COVID is tough, but Pennsylvanians are tougher. Together we can make a difference, slow the spread of the virus, and save lives.

Covid²

noun

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of COVID-19 For quotations using this term, see Citations:COVID.

covid³

  • /ˈkoʊvɪd/ US
  • /ˈkʌvɪd/ US
  • /ˈkəʊvɪd/ UK
  • /ˈkɒvɪd/ UK
  • /ˈkəʊvəd/ UK
  • /ˈkɐʉvəd/ Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -əʊvɪd

Where it comes from

From COVID-19.

noun

  1. abbreviation, colloquial, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of COVID-19, the disease caused by Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2. Instead I invite you to use the disruption of covid as a chance to disrupt your busyness. That as you navigate your journey through this crisis, you also guide your life onto a path of more colour, more impact and more joy.

covid⁴

Where it comes from

From Portuguese covado (“cubit”).

noun covids

  1. archaic A cubit. In weights and measures one hundred catties were equivalent to one picul, or 133½ English pounds; in cloth or long measure ten “poontas” to one covid, and two covids to thirty-six inches English.
  2. archaic A chi. A measure of length, the Chinese cubit, by Europeans called covid.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: covit, cubit, coudee, royal cubit, cubage, cu in, covidtide, cu. in., covidiocy, corona, covid cut, cyathus, cuboid, cubeage, coto, cubitus

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noun disease caused by a coronavirus discovered in 2019 — see also COVID-19

Русскийковид kovid
Tiếng ViệtCô Vy

noun Translations

Españolcovid
Françaiscovid
Русскийко́ви́д kóvíd

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"covid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/covid. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

covid. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/covid

Chicago

"covid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/covid.

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@misc{covid_2026,
  title = {covid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/covid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}