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measle

American  
[mee-zuhl] / ˈmi zəl /

noun

  1. singular of measles.


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“The best way to protect yourself and your family from infection is with the highly effective measle vaccine,” Los Angeles County Health Officer Dr. Muntu Davis said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2024

“Maybe it’s the measle? You never had it. Katie either.”

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

Fly only waked once in the night, and asked in a drowsy tone, "Have I got a measle?"

From Prudy Keeping House by Sophie May

Zeus, but the woman is beginning to measle out all over you!

From Laddie; a true blue story by Gene Stratton-Porter

Hooping-cough may either precede, attend, or follow an attack of measle.

From Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children by Pye Henry Chavasse

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