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immunity
What does immunity mean?
immunity (noun): protective resistance against disease.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use immunity in a sentence?
- Some people have better immunity to diseases than others. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce immunity?
/ɪˈmjunəti/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does immunity come from?
From Middle English immunite, from Old French immunité, from Latin immūnitās, in the legal sense; for the medical use see immunization.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to immunity
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “immunity” mean?
protective resistance against disease
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the time period between dawn and noon
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a pair who associate with one another
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arrangement, disposition, or sequence
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