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Added 9 October 2026

influenza

/ˌɪn.fluˈɛn.zə/ noun

Latin root: influentia Wiktionary

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

Origin

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

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