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Definition of legionnaires’ disease noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

legionnaires’ disease

noun

/ˌliːdʒəˈneəz dɪziːz/

/ˌliːdʒəˈnerz dɪziːz/

[uncountable]

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a serious lung disease caused by bacteria, especially spread by air conditioning and similar systems

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