influenza

noun
/ˌɪn.fluˈɛn.zə/

Etymology

From Italian influenza (“influence”), from Latin influentia. Doublet of influence.

  1. derived from influentia
  2. borrowed from influenza

Definitions

  1. An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which…

    An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics.

The neighborhood

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