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typhus

/ˈtaɪfəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
ty-phus
IPA
/ˈtaɪfəs/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From New Latin typhus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”), from τύφω (túphō, “to smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-, extended form of *dʰew- (“scatter like dust”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *dʰewbʰ-, typhus, τῦφος

Usage

Inflected Forms

typhuses (plural)

Derived Forms

antityphus pneumotyphus tsutsugamushi typhic typhization typhogenic typhoid typhous

Phrases

abdominal typhus bush typhus chigger-borne typhus endemic typhus epidemic typhus flea-borne typhus Indian tick typhus Kenya tick typhus

Synonyms

camp fever gaol fever hospital fever jail fever prison fever putrid fever ship fever typhus fever

Rhymes With

dreyfus ifas

Questions

How do you pronounce typhus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtaɪfəs/.
What does typhus mean?
Any of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.
Where does typhus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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