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valley fever

val·ley fe·ver
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [val-ee fee-ver]
    • /ˈvæl i ˈfi vər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [val-ee fee-ver]
    • /ˈvæl i ˈfi vər/

Definition of valley fever words

  • noun valley fever coccidioidomycosis. 1

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Origin of valley fever

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; so called because it is common in the San Joaquin Valley in California

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Parts of speech for Valley fever

noun
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adverb
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preposition
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valley fever popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

valley fever usage trend in Literature

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