Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children
Broader
contagious diseasecontagion
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinmorbus“disease”
- Medieval Latinmorbillus
- Englishmorbilli
From Medieval Latin morbillus, from Latin morbus (“disease”) + -illus (“diminutive suffix”).
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APA
morbilli. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morbilli
MLA
“morbilli.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morbilli. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “morbilli,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morbilli.
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