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Noun: common cold  kó-mun kówld
  1. A mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
    "will they never find a cure for the common cold?";
    - cold

Type of: communicable disease, respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness

Encyclopedia: Common cold