Mumps

//mʌmps// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Acronym of Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System, a programming language (and database) developed originally to be specifically for hierarchically arranged records, such as medical records. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Noun
  1. 1
    A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck. plural, plural-only

    "At issue is the so-called MMR vaccine, which immunizes children against measles, mumps and rubella, three potentially deadly diseases that were once common and have been mostly wiped out."

  2. 2
    plural of mump form-of, plural
  3. 3
    an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands wordnet
  4. 4
    A gloomy or sullen silence. dated, plural, plural-only
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of mump form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Etymology

Etymology 1

Circa 1600, from mump (“grimace”, noun), compare mump (verb), most likely referring to the painful difficulty in swallowing.

Etymology 2

Circa 1600, from mump (“grimace”, noun), compare mump (verb), most likely referring to the painful difficulty in swallowing.

Etymology 3

Circa 1600, from mump (“grimace”, noun), compare mump (verb), most likely referring to the painful difficulty in swallowing.

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