Speakur

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typhoid

/ˈtaɪ.fɔɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
ty-phoid
IPA
/ˈtaɪ.fɔɪd/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised by or relating to typhus.

noun

Ellipsis of typhoid fever.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From typhus + -oid.

Usage

Inflected Forms

typhoids (plural)

Derived Forms

antityphoid laryngotyphoid nontyphoid paratyphoid posttyphoid pretyphoid typhoidal typhoidin typhoidlike

Synonyms

typhoid fever enteric fever

Questions

How do you pronounce typhoid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtaɪ.fɔɪd/.
What does typhoid mean?
Characterised by or relating to typhus.
Where does typhoid come from?
From typhus + -oid.

How to pronounce typhoid

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