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superflu

superflu

English

Noun

superflu (usually uncountable, plural superflus)

  1. Any strain of flu that spreads unusually quickly, is unusually virulent, or is unusually unresponsive to treatment.
    • 2015 July 23, Sloane Crosley, “It’s the End of the World as She Knows It”, in New York Times:
      In the wake of the superflus and cataclysmic events, male writers tend to jump to that unholy trinity of rape, murder and cannibalism.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin superfluus.

Adjective

superflu m (feminine supèrflua, masculine plural superflus, feminine plural supèrflues)

  1. superfluous

Derived terms

Related terms

  • superfluïtat

French

Etymology

From Latin superfluus.

Adjective

superflu m (feminine singular superflue, masculine plural superflus, feminine plural superflues)

  1. superfluous

Derived terms