measlings

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/ˈmiːzlɪŋz/

noun

Synonym of measles: the disease caused by M. morbillivirus, the red spots caused by the disease.

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Meanings

nounmeaslings pl (normally plural, singular measling)

singular measling · alternative meslings

  1. UKdialectalpluralplural normallySynonym of measles: the disease caused by M. morbillivirus, the red spots caused by the disease.

    Measlings, measles.

    1890, The New Sydenham Society's Lexicon of Medicine and the Allied Sciences, s.v.
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    ‘What āals yar barn, Missis?’ ‘Shoo’s gotten t’mezlings!’

    1862, C. Clough Robinson, The Dialect of Leeds & Its Neighbourhood, page 358

    Measlings... Nf [i.e. Norfolk].

    1970, Harold Orton et al., Survey of English Dialects, volume III, page 832

    Synonyms: measles

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of measles: the disease caused by M. morbillivirus, the red spots caused by the disease.

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Origin

Unknown, but probably via pluralia tantum Scandinavian words like Danish mæslinger (“measles”), Icelandic mislingar (“measles”) and Norwegian Nynorsk meslingar, combining the Germanic roots related to blood blisters with the suffix -ing.

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APA

measlings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/measlings

MLA

“measlings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/measlings. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “measlings,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/measlings.

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