Italian

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Etymology

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From meta- +‎ sifilide (syphilis).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmɛ.ta.siˈfi.li.de/
  • Rhymes: -ilide
  • Hyphenation: me‧ta‧si‧fì‧li‧de

Noun

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metasifilide f (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, obsolete) metasyphilis
    Synonym: metalue

Further reading

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  • metasifilide in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana