Translation
plague, stench
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Word origin
From Latin pestis ('plague, contagious disease, ruin'). The same root gives English 'pest' and 'pestilence'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pestis
- English cognates
- pest, pestilence
Grammar
Examples
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The plague killed thousands of people in the Middle Ages.
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What a stench there is in this room!
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The piled-up rubbish gave off an unbearable stench.
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The doctors fought against the plague for years.
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Close the window, a horrible stench is coming in from the street.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 40, lesson 10: peste, cosita, software and 7 more words.