Covid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkoʊvɪd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Covid is a noun meaning (colloquial) Ellipsis of COVID-19, the disease caused by Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2.
Meaning
(colloquial) Ellipsis of COVID-19, the disease caused by Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2.
More Meanings
- (archaic, units of measure) A cubit.
- (archaic, units of measure) A chi.
Example Sentences
A measure of length, the Chinese cubit, by Europeans called covid.
From east to west it was nine covids, and from south to north seven yen, (63 covids).
But the usual dimensions of a piece of muslin were 40 x 2 covids, the lower and the upper bounds being 36 x 1 and 48 x 3 covids, respectively.
In weights and measures one hundred catties were equivalent to one picul, or 133½ English pounds; in cloth or long measure ten “poontas” to one covid, and two covids to thirty-six inches English.
Word Forms
- covids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include covit, cubit, coudee, cubage, covidiocy, corona.
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