CEFR B2

pneumoniac

noun

Meaning

pneumoniac means inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganisms. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses pneumoniac to mean inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious....
The teacher asked students to find pneumoniac in the reading.

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pneumoniac (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses pneumoniac to mean inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious....
The teacher asked students to find pneumoniac in the reading.

How to Use pneumoniac

a/the pneumoniac (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a pneumoniac."
pneumoniac in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked pneumoniac in context before translating it."

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