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Definition of
attenuated adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
attenuated
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
əˈtɛnyuˌeɪt̮əd
/
/
(
formal
)
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1
made weaker or less effective
an attenuated form of the virus
2
(
of a person
)
very thin
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attenuated
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