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Word: Pox
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: alteration of pocks, plural of pock
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pɒks
Dialects: British English
Definition:
any of several viral diseases producing a rash of pimples that become pus-filled and leave pockmarks on healing.
Short Definition:any of several viral diseases producing rash of pimples that become pus-filled and leave pockmarks on healing
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