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measles

/ˈmizəlz/MEE-zuhlz
/ˈmizəlz/MEE-zuhlz

Meaningspots, measles

Common meaning: a spotty fever

Journey through time

  1. Dutchmaselensource
  2. Middle Englishmeselsource
  3. Englishmeasles‘a spotty fever’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Dutch maselen ‘spots, measles’.

Roots

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