influenza B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌɪn.fluˈɛn.zə/ See IPA manual Freq #27527 Meanings 1 noun A common infectious illness caused by a virus, with fever, aches, and a cough; the flu. He caught influenza and stayed in bed for a week. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a common infectious illness... flugrippe Word family Forms influenzas Common collocations swine influenza Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Italian influenza (“influence”), from Latin influentia. Doublet of influence. influenza Italian influentia Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # influenza **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɪn.fluˈɛn.zə/ **Frequency rank:** 27527 ## Meanings 1. A common infectious illness caused by a virus, with fever, aches, and a cough; the flu. ## Examples - He caught influenza and stayed in bed for a week. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: influenza - Root: influentia ## Etymology From Italian influenza (“influence”), from Latin influentia. Doublet of influence. ## AI Etymology Influenza comes from Italian influenza (“influence”), from Latin influentia. Doublet of influence. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown