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definition of flunami
noun
a sharp rise in people affected by the flu virus
Health-care workers have begun to refer to the rise in influenza-like symptoms in Ontario, Manitoba and Quebec as a "flunami," according to The Globe and Mail.
Submitted from Canada on 20/01/2011 12:45:00
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