English Explanatory Dictionary

measlings

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of measles: the disease caused by M. morbillivirus, the red spots caused by the disease.

Pronunciation

/ˈmiːzlɪŋz/

Word forms

measlings measling meslings

Etymology

Unknown, but probably via pluralia tantum Scandinavian words like Danish mæslinger (“measles”), Icelandic mislingar (“measles”) and Norwegian Nynorsk meslingar, combining the Germanic roots related to blood blisters with the suffix -ing.

Synonyms

measles
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