Measle

//ˈmiːzəl// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A red spot of the kind that appears on the skin of someone suffering from measles.
  2. 2
    A tapeworm larva.

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measling

Etymology

From Middle English mesel, from Old French mesel (“leprous”), from Latin misellus (“wretched", "unfortunate”), diminutive of miser (“wretched, sick”), of unknown ultimate origin.

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