name
Meaning 1
A surname from Spanish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
polio
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊljəʊ/
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General-American: /ˈpoʊlioʊ/
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General-American: /-ljoʊ/
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rhymes with -əʊljəʊ
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CMU ARPABET: P OW1 L IY0 OW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Abbreviation of poliomyelitis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A person who has poliomyelitis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal
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noun
Meaning 4
an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis, acute anterior poliomyelitis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: infectious disease
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Polio. This surname is mostly found in El Salvador.
First element of polio(myelitis).