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Noun mumps has 1 sense
  1. mumps, epidemic parotitis - an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
    --1 is a kind of infectious disease
    --1 has parts: parotitis

Definitions from the Web

Mumps

Noun:

  1. A contagious viral disease that causes swelling and tenderness of the salivary glands.
  2. Informal term for muscular hypertrophy, especially affecting the cheeks.

Example sentences:

  1. My brother contracted mumps and had to stay home from school.
  2. He developed big mumps after intense weightlifting.

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