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Word: Smallpox
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsmɔːlpɒks
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an acute contagious viral disease, with fever and pustules that usually leave permanent scars. It was effectively eradicated through vaccination by 1979.
Short Definition:acute contagious viral disease
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