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antivirus

/ˈantɪvʌɪrəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
an-tivirus
IPA
/ˈantɪvʌɪrəs/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus English antivirus From anti- + virus.

Inflected Forms

antiviruses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

antiviral

Rhymes With

virus cyrus iris desirous retrovirus cytomegalovirus

Questions

How do you pronounce antivirus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈantɪvʌɪrəs/.
What does antivirus mean?
A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.
Where does antivirus come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus English antivirus From anti- + virus.

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