how to pronounce influenza
/ˌɪn.fluˈɛn.zə/
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influenza is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of influenza in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… Ebola HIV and influenza in the wild and …”
meanings of influenza
noun:
- An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics.
influenza frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word influenza occurs in english on average 1.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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