cephalitis

ceph·a·li·tis

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sef-uh-lahy-tis]
- /ˌsɛf əˈlaɪ tɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sef-uh-lahy-tis]
- /ˌsɛf əˈlaɪ tɪs/

Definitions of cephalitis word

noun cephalitis encephalitis. 1
noun cephalitis (medicine) phrenitis. 0

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Origin of cephalitis

First appearance:

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

First recorded in 1805-15; cephal- + -itis

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Parts of speech for Cephalitis

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cephalitis

cephalitis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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