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Meaning of 'virus' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Virus [ v. i.]
- Contagious or poisonous matter, as of specific ulcers, the bite of snakes, etc.; -- applied to organic poisons.
- The special contagion, inappreciable to the senses and acting in exceedingly minute quantities, by which a disease is introduced into the organism and maintained there.
- Fig.: Any morbid corrupting quality in intellectual or moral conditions; something that poisons the mind or the soul; as, the virus of obscene books.

Meaning of 'virus' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . virus [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer
Example in sentence:
  • a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance
Meaning (2):
- a harmful or corrupting agency
Example in sentence:
  • bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread;
  • the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone

Nearby Words:

viraginian viraginity virago viragoes vire virelay virent vireo virescence virescent

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