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grippe
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grippe also grip  (grp)
n.
See influenza.
[French, from Old French, claw, quarrel, from gripper, to seize, grasp, from Frankish *grpan.]
grippy adj.
grippe, grip [grɪp]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a former name for influenza
[from French grippe, from gripper to seize, of Germanic origin; see grip1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.grippe - an acute febrile highly contagious viral diseasegrippe - an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
flu, influenza
contagion, contagious disease - any disease easily transmitted by contact
Asian influenza, Asiatic flu - influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957
swine flu, swine influenza - an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic
respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness - a disease affecting the respiratory system
Translations
grippe
n (dated US) → Grippe f
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