pneumonia

CEFRB1

/njuˈməʊniə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A serious infection that fills the lungs with fluid.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.

Examples

  • While visiting Switzerland, he became ill with pneumonia.

  • My wife is suffering from pneumonia.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /nəˈmoʊniə/
  • /nəˈmoʊnjə/

Deep Dive

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In context

  • He had always been remarkably immune from such little ailments, and had only once in his life been ill, of a vicious pneumonia long ago at school.

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Origin

noun

From Ancient Greek πνευμονία (pneumonía, “lung disease”), from πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”) + -ία (-ía).