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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Influenza \In`flu*en"za\, n. [It. influenza influence, an epidemic formerly attributed by astrologers to the influence of the heavenly bodies, influenza. See {Influence}.] (Med.) An epidemic affection characterized by acute nasal catarrh, or by inflammation of the throat or the bronchi, and usually accompanied by fever. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: influenza n : an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease [syn: {flu}, {grippe}]
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