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Variola
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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World English Dictionary
| variola (vəˈraɪələ) | |
| —n | |
| the technical name for smallpox | |
| [C18: from Medieval Latin: disease marked by little spots, from Latin varius spotted] | |
| va'riolar | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
variola
"smallpox," 1771, from Medical L. dim. of L. varius "changing, various," in this case "speckled" (see vary).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
variola va·ri·o·la (və-rī'ə-lə, vâr'ē-ō'lə, vār'-)
n.
See smallpox.
va·ri'o·lar (-lər) or va·ri'o·lous (-ləs) adj.
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Science Dictionary
variola  (və-rī'ə-lə, vâr'ē-ō'lə) Pronunciation Key
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