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Definition of
typhus noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
typhus
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈtaɪfəs
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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a serious infectious disease that causes fever, headaches, purple marks on the body, and often death
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