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coronavirus

[ kuh-roh-nuh-vahy-ruhs ]

noun

plural coronaviruses.
  1. any of various RNA-containing spherical viruses of the family Coronaviridae, including several that cause acute respiratory illnesses.


coronavirus

/ əˈəʊəˌɪə /

noun

  1. a type of airborne virus accounting for 10-30% of all colds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coronavirus1

First recorded in 1965–70; so called from the coronalike array of spikes projecting from the capsid
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coronavirus1

C20: so-called because of their corona-like appearance in electron micrographs
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I was one of a handful of patient zeros, the first cohort of Americans to test positive for the novel coronavirus in March 2020.

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The Brits were being held in Mayrhofen, Austria, after a six-year hiatus for the full event because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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A global trade war sparked by President Trump's tariffs has plunged the U.S. stock market into a spiral that hasn't been seen since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.

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She compares it to the sourdough baking trend that emerged during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic five years ago, during Trump's first term.

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However, the tragedy - which came in the midst of a lockdown while India was struggling with the coronavirus pandemic - became the biggest prime-time story for a nation glued to their television sets.

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