To pronounce "smallpox", say SMALLP-ox — 2 syllables, IPA /ˈsmɔːlpɒks/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ˈsmɔːlpɒks/
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"smallpox" has 2 syllables: smallp-ox. It rhymes with paradox and faux, if that helps it stick.
noun
“The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy.”
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"Smallpox" has 2 syllables: smallp · ox.
The IPA transcription of "smallpox" is /ˈsmɔːlpɒks/.
Smallpox: An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
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