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mumps

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Main Entry: mumps
Pronunciation: \ˈməmps\
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Etymology: from plural of obsolete mump grimace
Date: 1598

: an acute contagious virus disease caused by a paramyxovirus (species Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus) and marked by fever and by swelling especially of the parotid gland


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