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mumps

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See also: MUMPS and Mumps

English

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Etymology

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Circa 1600, from mump (grimace, noun), compare mump (verb), most likely referring to the painful difficulty in swallowing.

Noun

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mumps pl (plural only)

  1. (pathology) A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.
  2. (dated) A gloomy or sullen silence.

Usage notes

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  • Usually used with a singular verb.

Hypernyms

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Translations

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Verb

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mumps

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mump

Noun

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mumps

  1. plural of mump

References

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Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “mumps”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

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