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Definition of
flu noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
flu
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
flu
/
/
the flu
(
formal
influenza
)
[
uncountable
]
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an infectious disease like a very bad cold, which causes fever, pains, and weakness
The whole family has the flu.
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flu
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