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English Dictionary: measles by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
measles
n
  1. an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children
    Synonym(s): measles, rubeola, morbilli
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Measles \Mea"sles\, n.; pl. in form, but used as singular in
      senses 1, 2, & 3. [D. mazelen; akin to G. masern, pl., and E.
      mazer, and orig. meaning, little spots. See {Mazer}.]
      1. (Med.) A contagious febrile disorder commencing with
            catarrhal symptoms, and marked by the appearance on the
            third day of an eruption of distinct red circular spots,
            which coalesce in a crescentic form, are slightly raised
            above the surface, and after the fourth day of the
            eruption gradually decline; rubeola.
  
                     Measles commences with the ordinary symptoms of
                     fever.                                                --Am. Cyc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Measles \Mea"sles\, n. [From lst {Measle}.]
      Leprosy; also, a leper. [Obs.]
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