/ njuːˈməʊniə; NAmE nuːˈmoʊ-/ noun
[ U ] a serious illness affecting one or both lungs that makes breathing difficult
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek , from pneumōn lung.
/ njuːˈməʊniə; NAmE nuːˈmoʊ-/ noun
[ U ] a serious illness affecting one or both lungs that makes breathing difficult
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek , from pneumōn lung.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005