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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmʌrɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mûr′in)

mur•rain (mûr′in),USA pronunciation n.

Veterinary Diseasesany of various diseases of cattle, as anthrax, foot-and-mouth disease, and Texas fever.
[Obs.]a plague or pestilence.

Middle French morine a plague, equivalent. to mor(ir) to die (
Middle English moreine, moryne 1300–50

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murrain /ˈmʌrɪn/ n archaic

any plaguelike disease in cattle
a plague

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French morine, from morir to die, from Latin morī

Synonyms: plague, pestilence, disease, fever, more...

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