Grippe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡɹɪp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Grippe is a noun meaning (pathology, dated) Influenza, the flu.
Meaning
(pathology, dated) Influenza, the flu.
Example Sentences
These other germs are the cause of colds and coughs and grippes.
"Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins," remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements, refused to stir; poor little Eileen was now convalescent from grippe, but still unsteady on her legs; her maid had taken the grippe, and now moaned all day: "Mon dieu! Mon dieu! Che fais mourir!"
Word Forms
- grippes
- grip
Synonyms for grippe
Depending on context, synonyms include influenza.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include influenza, epidemic, plague, epiglottitis, phrenitis, cephalitis.
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