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Topic: ILLNESS AND DISABILITY

Date: 1500-1600
Origin: mump 'expression made by twisting the mouth' (16-17 centuries)

mumps

 noun
     
mumps [uncountable] also the mumps
MI an infectious illness which makes your neck swell and become painful
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