" ‘Covid’: The New Coinage That Defined 2020" (article)

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" ‘Covid’: The New Coinage That Defined 2020" (article)

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"Wordnik" ("covid"):

from The Century Dictionary.

noun A variable measure of length in use in India and neighboring countries. The covids of Batavia, Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta are stated at from 18 to 18.6 inches; those of Mocha and Sumatra at from 15 to 16 inches. The covid of China is the chin, equal to 14.1 inches.

"Oxford English Dictionary" ("covid"):

Anglo-Indian. Obsolete.

A lineal measure formerly used in India: its length varied, at different places and times, from 36 to 14 inches.

"Covid [Inc.]":

About Covid

Who Is Covid?

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