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Legionnaires'

Legionnaires' is the ellipsis of Legionnaires' disease.

Meaning of Legionnaires' disease

Noun

Legionnaires' disease (uncountable)

  1. A form of severe pneumonia caused by legionella (bacteria of the genus Legionella).
    • Legionnairesʼ disease has become more common than most people suppose.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 374

Phrases with Legionnaires'

Questions about Legionnaires'

What is Legionnaires' the ellipsis of?
Legionnaires' is the ellipsis of Legionnaires' disease.

Words near Legionnaires' in the dictionary

  1. legioning
  2. legionnaire
  3. legionnaire hat
  4. legionnaire hats
  5. legionnaires
  6. Legionnaires'
  7. legionnaires' disease
  8. Legionowo
  9. legionries
  10. legionry
  11. legions

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