influenza
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influenza
- /ˌɪn.fluˈɛn.zə/
Rhymes with -ɛnzə
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Borrowed from Italian influenza (“influence”), from Latin influentia. Doublet of influence.
noun influenzas · influenze
- An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics. In early 1919 the Board also issued a film, Dr Wise on Influenza, in which a character called 'Brown' spreads the disease by enacting poor behaviours. This did address transport - by boarding a crowded omnibus, "Brown may be scattering germs throughout the carriage and giving influenza to a number o
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Closest in meaning: flu, grippe, flu-like, virus, epidemic, pandemic, disease, hemagglutinin, rabbit, avian, cold, bird, flue, illness, weight, shot
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noun an acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs
| Español | gripe, gripa, influenza |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인플루엔자 inpeulluenja, 감기 gamgi |
| 日本語 | 流行性感冒 ryūkōsei-kanbō, インフルエンザ infuruenza, インフル infuru |
| 中文 | 流行性感冒 liúxíngxìng-gǎnmào, 流感 liúgǎn |
| Kiswahili | homa ya mafua |
| Português | gripe |
| Français | grippe |
| Deutsch | Grippe, Influenza |
| Italiano | influenza, febbre |
| Română | gripă |
| Русский | грипп gripp, инфлюэ́нца infljuénca |
| Tiếng Việt | cúm |
| العربية | إِنْفْلُوَنْزَا ʔinfluwanzā |
Talk about this word "influenza." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/influenza. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. influenza. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/influenza "influenza." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/influenza.Cite this
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title = {influenza},
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year = {2026},
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