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Definition virus in British English
virus
noun
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noun
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- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/ˈvaɪrəs/
1
a simple living thing that is smaller than bacteria and that can enter your body and make you ill. If your body can protect itself against a particular virus, then you are immune to it. A vaccine is a medicine that makes you immune to a particular virus
Example
the AIDS virus
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