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AIDS
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
AIDS
(noun)
aid
(verb)
aid
(noun)
hearing aid
(noun)
visual aid
(noun)
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AIDS
/
ˈ
eɪdz/
noun
AIDS
/
ˈ
eɪdz/
noun
Learner's definition of AIDS
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noncount
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:
a serious disease of the immune system that is caused by infection with a virus
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AIDS
is an abbreviation for “acquired immune deficiency syndrome.”
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