noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK, US:/ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:M EH2 N AH0 N JH AY1 T AH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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