rubella

noun

ru·​bel·​la rü-ˈbe-lə How to pronounce rubella (audio)

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The committee now includes an entirely new group of experts, who are scheduled to meet Thursday and Friday to discuss Covid-19 vaccines as well as immunizations against hepatitis B and measles, mumps, rubella and varicella. Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025 In 2006, a combination MMRV shot covering measles, mumps, rubella and varicella was licensed. Adeola Adeosun gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 Florida’s state legislature needs to get involved to make other mandatory school vaccines optional,including those that protect against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, measles, mumps and rubella. Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025 The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health urged residents to get the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine in order to protect themselves and others in their community. Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rubella

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, feminine of rubellus reddish, from ruber red — more at red

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rubella was in 1866

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“Rubella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubella. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

rubella

noun
ru·​bel·​la rü-ˈbel-ə How to pronounce rubella (audio)

Medical Definition

rubella

noun
ru·​bel·​la rü-ˈbel-ə How to pronounce rubella (audio)

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