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- [meynj]
- /meɪndʒ/
- /meɪndʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meynj]
- /meɪndʒ/
Definitions of mange word
- noun mange any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions. 1
- noun mange A skin disease of mammals caused by parasitic mites and occasionally communicable to humans. It typically causes severe itching, hair loss, and the formation of scabs and lesions. 1
- noun mange animal: skin disease 1
- noun mange animal: loss of fur 1
- noun mange an infectious disorder mainly affecting domestic animals, characterized by itching, formation of papules and vesicles, and loss of hair: caused by parasitic mites 0
- noun mange any of various skin diseases of mammals caused by parasitic mites and characterized by intense itching, lesions and scabs, and a loss of hair 0
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Origin of mange
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English manjewe < Middle French mangeue an eating, itch, derivative of mangier to eat; see manger
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Parts of speech for Mange
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mange popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% 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".
mange usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mange
noun mange
- eczema — an inflammatory condition of the skin attended with itching and the exudation of serous matter.
- psoriasis — a common chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by scaly patches.
- scales — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- scab — the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- scabies — a contagious skin disease occurring especially in sheep and cattle and also in humans, caused by the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows under the skin. Compare itch (def 10), mange.
verb mange
- break bread — to eat a meal, esp with others
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