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Word: Leper
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: probably from an attributive use of leper ‘leprosy’, from Old French lepre, via Latin from Greek lepra, feminine of lepros ‘scaly’, from lepos, lepis ‘scale’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈlɛpə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person suffering from leprosy.
Short Definition:person suffering from leprosy
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