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venereal disease

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
vene-re-al dis-ease
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several contagious diseases, such as syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, usually contracted through sexual activity (sometimes by sexual abuse).

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

venereal diseases (plural)

Phrases

brick venereal disease

Frequently Paired Words

VD

Synonyms

STD sexually transmitted disease STI sexually transmitted infection vd venereal infection social disease cupid's itch cupid's disease venus's curse dose

Questions

What does venereal disease mean?
Any of several contagious diseases, such as syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, usually contracted through sexual activity (sometimes by sexual abuse).

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