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jaundice

jaun·dice

UK/ˈd͡ʒɔːndɪs/ US/ˈd͡ʒɔndɪs/ rare
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.

formerly the basic unit of money in Germany

Synonyms
2.

verb

1.

distort adversely

  • “Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment”
2.

affect with, or as if with, jaundice

Origin

From Middle English jaundis, jaunis, from Middle French jaunisse, from jaune (“yellow”) + -isse (“-ness”). Jaune, from Old French jalne, from Latin galbinus (“yellowish”), from galbus (“yellow”).

Phrases

  • black jaundice
  • blue jaundice
  • green jaundice
  • hepatogenous jaundice
  • jaundice root

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