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- [an-thraks]
- /ˈæn θræks/
- /ˈæn.θræks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [an-thraks]
- /ˈæn θræks/
Definitions of anthrax word
- uncountable noun anthrax Anthrax is a disease of cattle and sheep, in which they get painful sores and a fever. Anthrax can be used in biological weapons. 3
- noun anthrax a highly infectious and often fatal disease of herbivores, esp cattle and sheep, characterized by fever, enlarged spleen, and swelling of the throat. Carnivores are relatively resistant. It is caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis and can be transmitted to man 3
- noun anthrax a pustule or other lesion caused by this disease 3
- noun anthrax an infectious hemorrhagic disease of wild and domesticated animals, esp. cattle and sheep, which is caused by a bacillus (Bacillus anthracis) and can be transmitted to people: it is characterized by black pustules 3
- noun anthrax any such pustule 3
- noun anthrax blackleg (sense 1) 3
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Origin of anthrax
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English antrax malignant boil or growth < Latin anthrax carbuncle < Greek ánthrax a coal, carbuncle
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Parts of speech for Anthrax
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anthrax popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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