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bubonic plague

bu·bon·ic plague
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [byoo-bon-ik, boo- pleyg]
    • /byuˈbɒn ɪk, bu- pleɪg/
    • /bjuː.ˈbɒ.nɪk pleɪɡ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [byoo-bon-ik, boo- pleyg]
    • /byuˈbɒn ɪk, bu- pleɪg/

Definitions of bubonic plague words

  • uncountable noun bubonic plague Bubonic plague is a serious infectious disease spread by rats. It killed many people during the Middle Ages. 3
  • noun bubonic plague an acute infectious febrile disease characterized by chills, prostration, delirium, and formation of buboes: caused by the bite of a rat flea infected with the bacterium Yersinia pestis 3
  • noun bubonic plague a contagious disease, the most common form of plague, caused by a bacterium (Yersinia pestis) transmitted by fleas from infected rats, and characterized by buboes, fever, prostration, and delirium 3
  • noun bubonic plague a serious, sometimes fatal, infection with the bacterial toxin Yersinia pestis, transmitted by fleas from infected rodents and characterized by high fever, weakness, and the formation of buboes, especially in the groin and armpits. 1
  • noun bubonic plague serious contagious disease 1
  • noun bubonic plague (pathology) A contagious, often fatal, epidemic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted by the bite of fleas from an infected person or rodent, especially a rat, and characterized by delirium, chills, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and the formation of buboes. 0
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Origin of bubonic plague

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90

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bubonic plague popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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