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    allergy
    al‧ler‧gy /ˈælədʒi $ -ər-/ noun (plural allergies) [uncountable and countable]
     Date: 1900-2000
     Language: German
     Origin: allergie, from all- 'all' + Greek ergon 'work'
    a medical condition in which you become ill or in which your skin becomes red and painful because you have eaten or touched a particular substance
        allergy to
        I have an allergy to cats.
        a food allergy