CHICKENPOX

chickenpox, varicella

(noun) an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

chickenpox (uncountable)

Alternative form of chicken pox

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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