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i Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin; Latin: larva of a moth or beetle that devours books, clothes, etc.
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin; Latin: larva of a moth or beetle that devours books, clothes, etc.
Related forms
tin·e·al, adjective
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World English Dictionary
tinea (ˈtɪnɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| any fungal skin disease, esp ringworm | |
| [C17: from Latin: worm] | |
| 'tineal | |
| —adj | |
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Tinea
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
tinea tin·e·a (tĭn'ē-ə)
n.
Any of various fungal skin infections caused chiefly by species of the genera Microsporum, Trichophyton, andEpidermophyton.
tin'e·al adj.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
tinea  (tĭn'ē-ə) Pronunciation Key
See ringworm. |
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