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measles party

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
measles -par-ty
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A party where children were brought together to spread measles between each other, in the hope of allowing them to develop immunity for life, as the consequences of measles infections in adulthood are much harsher than in childhood.

Inflected Forms

measles parties (plural)

Phrases

covid party covid-19 party coronavirus party corona party chicken pox party chickenpox party flu party

Frequently Paired Words

covid party covid-19 party coronavirus party corona party chicken pox party chickenpox party flu party

Questions

What does measles party mean?
A party where children were brought together to spread measles between each other, in the hope of allowing them to develop immunity for life, as the consequences of measles infections in adulthood are much harsher than in childhood.

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