Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

legionella

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: le-gionel-la
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Bacteria of the genus Legionella.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Thameslink Train Services Director Rob Mullen responded: "A very low level of legionella was found during testing in a small number of our Class 700 train toilets. While it is extremely unlikely this would cause any harm, the toilets were immediately locked out of use. The trains were taken out of service and these toilets have now been drained, bleached and had their tanks completely re-filled. There is no recorded case of anyone, ever, having contracted legionella from a train.""

Etymology

From legion + translingual -ella, from Latin legio. Constructed from American Legion, after an outbreak of a then-unknown "mystery disease" (Legionnaires' disease) at a convention of the American Legion in Philadelphia in 1976.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: legio
Suffix: legion

Usage

Inflected Forms

legionellas (plural) legionellae (plural)

Derived Forms

antilegionella legionellal

Synonyms

legionella pneumophilia legionella pneumophila

Questions

What does legionella mean?: Bacteria of the genus Legionella.
Where does legionella come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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