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- US Pronunciation
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- [vis-nuh]
- /ˈvɪs nə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [vis-nuh]
- /ˈvɪs nə/
Definition of visna word
- noun visna Veterinary Pathology. a disease of sheep, caused by a quickly mutating lentivirus, and affecting the central nervous system. 1
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Origin of visna
First appearance:
before 1955 One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60, visna is from the Old Norse word visna to wither
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Parts of speech for Visna
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
visna popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.