superflu
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
superflu (usually uncountable, plural superflus)
- Any strain of flu that spreads unusually quickly, is unusually virulent, or is unusually unresponsive to treatment.
- 2015 July 23, Sloane Crosley, “It’s the End of the World as She Knows It”, in New York Times[1]:
- In the wake of the superflus and cataclysmic events, male writers tend to jump to that unholy trinity of rape, murder and cannibalism.
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin superfluus.
Adjective
superflu (feminine supèrflua, masculine plural superflus, feminine plural supèrflues)
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “superflu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “superflu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “superflu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “superflu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin superfluus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sy.pɛʁ.fly/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
superflu (feminine superflue, masculine plural superflus, feminine plural superflues)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “superflu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.