virus

Pronunciation

• enPR: vīʹrəs
• IPA: /ˈvaɪrəs/
• SAMPA: /"vaIr@s/

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Noun

Singular virus

Plural viruses

A virus

1. (countable) A virus is a very small thing that can make people sick by getting into a living cell to copy itself.
2. (countable) A computer virus is software that attacks your computer.

Synonyms

• disease
• illness
• infection

Related words

• viral