Re: A true touch of insanity?

James Burns wrote:

> I checked on the plural of "virus" earlier in the OED,
> for my own amusement. I did find "viri" in another
> context, as a Latinoid combination form meaning "men",
> eg, in "triumviri", members (men) of the group of
> three men. However, I didn't see "virii" anywhere.

And even that is related to a different ending, namely _triumvirate_.

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