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.
Scrabble Score: 21
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Words With Friends Score: 25
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