Meanings
nounsyph (uncountable)
- abbreviationclippingslanguncountableClipping of syphilis.
But since Brother Martin, alias Marty Randall, had caught the syph three times in two years, his attitude had changed.
1980, James Herbert, The Dark, Pan Books, published 1994, →ISBN, page 229
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
Similar
Broader
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Origin
Clipping of syphilis.
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Rhymes with syph
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Cite this entry
APA
syph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syph
MLA
“syph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syph. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “syph,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syph.
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