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parapertussis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
para-p-er-tus-sis
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An acute form of pertussis and caused by Bordetella pertussis

Uncountable

Etymology

From para- + pertussis.

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Questions

What does parapertussis mean?
An acute form of pertussis and caused by Bordetella pertussis
Where does parapertussis come from?
From para- + pertussis.

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