Definition of INFLUENZA

influenza

Meanings

Plural: influenzas, influenze

Noun

  • an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
  • An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics.

Origin / Etymology

From Italian influenza (“influence”), from Latin influentia. Doublet of influence.

Synonyms

flu, grip, grippe

Scrabble Score: 21

influenza is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 25

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