measle
/ˈmizəl/
UK: /ˈmiːzəl/
measle
English
Noun
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Definition
A red spot of the kind that appears on the skin of someone suffering from measles.
Etymology
From Middle English mesel, from Old French mesel (“leprous”), from Latin misellus (“wretched", "unfortunate”), diminutive of miser (“wretched, sick”), of unknown ultimate origin.
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