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pollinosis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɒləˈnəʊsɪs/
  • US: /ˌpɑləˈnoʊsɪs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An allergy to grass and other pollen which causes cold symptoms in sufferers; hay fever.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hay fever

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: allergic rhinitis

History

Etymology

From oblique stem of Latin pollen, pollinis + -osis.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: сенна хрема (senna hrema) — hay fever
  • Czech: polinóza — hay fever
  • Polish: katar sienny — hay fever
  • Russian: поллино́з (pollinóz) — hay fever
  • Ukrainian: поліно́з (polinóz) — hay fever