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morbilli

[ mawr-bil-ahy ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)


morbilli

/ mɔːˈbɪlaɪ /

noun

  1. a technical name for measles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of morbilli1

1685–95; < Medieval Latin, plural of morbillus pustule, equivalent to Latin morb ( us ) sickness + -illus diminutive suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of morbilli1

C17: from Medieval Latin morbillus pustule, diminutive of Latin morbus illness
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Example Sentences

The designation morbilli is the diminutive of the Italian il morbo, the plague.

When it is very fine and red, it is called morbilli or veterana.

In the individual spots we may frequently observe one or several minute, darker-colored papules, due to follicular congestion, which when more intense constitutes the morbilli papulari presently to be described.

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