MORBILLI

measles, rubeola, morbilli

(noun) an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

morbilli pl (plural only)

measles, rubeola

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

10 May 2025

BEATIFY

(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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