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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: RAGE1

rabies

 noun
     
Related topics: Illness and Disability
ra‧bies [uncountable]
MI a very dangerous disease that affects dogs and other animals, and that you can catch if you are bitten by an infected animal
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