name
Meaning 1
A female given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Lyssa
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Pronunciation
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/ˈlɪsə/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɪsə
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homophone: lyssa
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/ˈlɪs.ə/
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homophone: Lyssa
noun
Meaning 2
Rabies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rabies, hydrophobia, madness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: zoonosis, zoonotic disease
History
Etymology
Shortened form of Alyssa.
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λύσσα (lússa).