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Meaning of Silicosis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština silikóza
Deutsch Silikose
Español silicosis
Français silicose
Italiano silicosi
日本語 珪肺
Қазақша силикоз
한국어 규폐증
Nederlands silicose
Português silicose
Română silicoză
Русский силикоз

Examples

“Well, minin’ is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky, and if you ain’t minin’ there, well, my friends, you’re awful lucky, ‘Cause if you don’t get silicosis, or pay that’s just atrocious, you’ll be screamin’ for a union that will care”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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