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ague

UK/ˈeɪ.ɡju/ US/ˈeɪˌɡju/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a fit of shivering

2.

successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria

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Origin

From Middle English agu, ague, borrowed from Middle French (fievre) aguë, “acute (fever)” (Modern French fièvre aiguë), from Late Latin (febris) acuta (“acute fever”), from Latin acūtus (“sharp, acute”) + febris (“fever”). Doublet of acute.

Phrases

  • ague cake
  • ague tree
  • buck ague
  • Covent Garden ague
  • duck ague
  • dumb ague
  • face ague
  • fever and ague

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