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Definition of
rabies noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
rabies
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈreɪbiz
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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a disease of dogs and other animals that causes
insanity
and death. Infected animals can pass the disease to humans by biting them.
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rabies
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