Meanings
nounGerman measles pl (plural only)
- offensivepluralplural onlypossiblymedicineRubella.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
First described and distinguished from rubeola, red measles by the German doctor Friedrich Hoffmann in 1740
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
German measles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/German%20measles
MLA
“German measles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/German%20measles. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “German measles,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/German%20measles.
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