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babesiosisnoun

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What does the noun babesiosis mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun babesiosis. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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How common is the noun babesiosis?

About 0.04occurrences per million words in modern written English

1900	0.0027
1910	0.0052
1920	0.0055
1930	0.008
1940	0.012
1950	0.02
1960	0.026
1970	0.033
1980	0.038
1990	0.043
2000	0.047
2010	0.052

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How is the noun babesiosis pronounced?

British English

/bəˌbiːzɪˈəʊsɪs/

buh-bee-zee-OH-siss

U.S. English

/bəˌbiziˈoʊsɪs/

buh-bee-zee-OH-siss

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Where does the noun babesiosis come from?

Earliest known use

1900s

The earliest known use of the noun babesiosis is in the 1900s.

OED's earliest evidence for babesiosis is from 1907, in Annual Rep. Board Regents Smithsonian Inst.

babesiosis is formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item.

Etymons: Babesia n., ‑osis suffix.

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babe magnet, n.1989–
Babemba, n.1867–
Babe Ruth, n.1953–
babery, n.?c1450–
babeship, n.1542–
Babesia, n.1900–
babesial, adj.1935–
babesiasis, n.1907–
babesiosis, n.1907–
Babi, n. & adj.1850–
Babiana, n.1801–
babiche, n.1806–
babillard, n.1831–89
babily, adv.1872–
babingtonite, n.1824–
Babinski, n.1899–
babion, n.a1529–1656
babirusa, n.1673–
babish, adj.1532–

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Entry history for babesiosis, n.

babesiosis, n. was revised in June 2011.

babesiosis, n. was last modified in July 2023.

oed.com is a living text, updated every three months. Modifications may include:

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Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into babesiosis, n. in July 2023.

Earlier versions of this entry were published in:

A Supplement to the OED, Volume I (1972)

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Nearby entries

Babel scheme, n.1715–
Babel-sea, n.1852–
babe magnet, n.1989–
Babemba, n.1867–
Babe Ruth, n.1953–
babery, n.?c1450–
babeship, n.1542–
Babesia, n.1900–
babesial, adj.1935–
babesiasis, n.1907–
babesiosis, n.1907–
Babi, n. & adj.1850–
Babiana, n.1801–
babiche, n.1806–
babillard, n.1831–89
babily, adv.1872–
babingtonite, n.1824–
Babinski, n.1899–
babion, n.a1529–1656
babirusa, n.1673–
babish, adj.1532–

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