noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɡɒn.əˈɹiː.ə/
General-American:/ˌɡɑn.əˈɹi.ə/
rhymes with -iːə
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noun
Meaning 1
A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: clap
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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From New Latin, from Late Latin gonorrhoea, from Ancient Greek γονόρροια (gonórrhoia), from γόνος (gónos, “sperm, seed, offspring”) + ῥοία (rhoía, “flow”) (ca. 1526). By surface analysis, gono- + -rrhea.
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