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Definition of
anthrax noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
anthrax
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈænθræks
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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a serious disease that affects sheep and cows and sometimes people, and can cause death
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anthrax
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anthology
noun
anthracite
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anthropo-
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anthropocentric
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