SARS

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SARS¹

noun

  1. abbreviation, acronym, uncountable Acronym of severe acute respiratory syndrome; also Sars. SARS set off a panic about global spread and contagion.

proper noun

  1. Nigeria, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a Nigerian police unit known for police brutality and corruption.
  2. South Africa, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of South African Revenue Service

Sars²

noun

  1. abbreviation, acronym, uncountable Acronym of severe acute respiratory syndrome, also SARS. The WHO’s response to Sars was considered a huge success. Fewer than 1,000 people worldwide died of the disease, despite it reaching a total of 26 countries.

Sars³

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Sar

SARs⁴

noun

  1. plural plural of SAR

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: epidemic, infection, pneumonia, disease, syndrome, sal, salt, low, illness, sickness, bottom, sha, mrs, atypical, bas, yan

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noun severe acute respiratory syndrome

EspañolSRAS
한국어사스 saseu, 싸스 ssaseu
日本語サーズ sāzu
中文非典 fēidiǎn, SARS, 薩斯 /萨斯 sàsī
PortuguêsSARS
FrançaisSRAS
DeutschSARS

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@misc{sars_2026,
  title = {SARS},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sars},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}