measles
noun/ˈmiːzlz/
/ˈmiːzlz/
[uncountable]- a disease, especially of children, that causes a high temperature and small red spots that cover the whole body
- All our children have had the measles.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + measles- have
- catch
- contract
- …
- virus
- immunization
- vaccination
- …
Word OriginMiddle English maseles, probably from Middle Dutch masel ‘pustule’ (compare with modern Dutch mazelen ‘measles’). The spelling change was due to association with Middle English mesel ‘leprous, leprosy’.Want to learn more?
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