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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Relative immunity to severe infection by a particular pathogen as a result of a chronic low-grade infection by the same pathogen.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of fortifying or guarding beforehand; a measure taken in advance to secure immunity from peril or objection.
Wiktionary
- n. immunization due to having had the disease before
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. obsolete The act of fortifying or guarding against objections.
Etymologies
- French prémunition, from Latin praemūnītiō, praemūnītiōn-, fortification beforehand, from praemūnītus, past participle of praemūnīre, to fortify in advance : prae-, pre- + mūnīre, to fortify; see munition. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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