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Definition of immunization noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

immunization

noun
 
/ˌɪmjənaɪˈzeɪʃn/
 
/ˌɪmjənəˈzeɪʃn/
(British English also immunisation)
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. the act of protecting a person or an animal from a disease, especially by giving them an injection of a vaccine
    • an immunization programme to prevent epidemics
    compare inoculation, vaccination
previously
adverb
 
 
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