Question 1 · Quick check
typhoid
CEFRB2
/ˈtaɪ.fɔɪd/
noun · adjective
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A serious illness caused by contaminated food or water.
- 02
noun
Extra detailEllipsis of typhoid fever.
Examples
The travelers received a vaccination to protect against typhoid fever.
She died of typhoid fever.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 1
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningCharacterised by or relating to typhus.
More examples
In contextTom died of typhoid fever.
Typhoid may not worry people as it once did, but it still affects more than 20 million people a year around the world.
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Origin
noun
From typhus + -oid.