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Lyssa

//ˈlɪsə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name.

    "It was mornings like this when Lyssa really appreciated the indoor arena."

Noun
  1. 1
    Rabies. uncountable
  2. 2
    an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Shortened form of Alyssa.

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λύσσα (lússa).

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