variole

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English varioles pl (“pustules, pocks”), from Latin variola, and partly from French variole.[1] Doublet of variola.

Noun

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variole (countable and uncountable, plural varioles)

  1. (uncountable, pathology) Alternative form of variola; smallpox
  2. (geology) A spherule of a variolite.
  3. A shallow pit or pitted marking.
    Synonym: foveole

References

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  1. ^ “variole, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Middle French (plural variolez attested),[1] borrowed from Occitan variola[2] or directly from Medieval Latin variola,[1] itself derived from Latin varius. Cognate to English variola, Italian vaiolo, Spanish viruela, Bulgarian вариола (variola).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /va.ʁjɔl/
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Noun

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variole f (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) smallpox
    Synonym: petite vérole
    • 2023 August, Alain Amariglio, “Le livre noir du haricot vert”, in Le Monde diplomatique, page 5:
      Il aurait effectué ce travail à la demande du collège de Santa Cruz, fondé par le vice-roi d’Espagne pour l’éducation des enfants de la noblesse aztèque qu’il comptait utiliser pour l’évangélisation du pays. Malheureusement, la plupart moururent de la variole.
      He would have carried out this work at the request of the Santa Cruz College, founded by the Viceroy of Spain to educate the children of the Aztec nobility, whom he intended to use for the evangelization of the country. Unfortunately, most of them died of smallpox.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “variole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
  2. ^ “variole” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.

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