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fever

fe·ver

UK/ˈfiːvə/ US/ˈfivɚ/ common slang

noun

1.
2.

intense nervous anticipation

  • “in a fever of resentment”

Origin

From Middle English fever, fevere, from Old English fefer, fefor (“fever”) and Old French fievre (“fever”), from Latin febris (“a fever”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”). Displaced native Old English hriþ (“fever”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Fiewer, German Fieber, Danish feber, Swedish feber.

Phrases

  • 7-day fever some unsorted, may be hyponyms
  • African swine fever virus some unsorted, may be hyponyms
  • Arab fever some unsorted, may be hyponyms
  • baby fever some unsorted, may be hyponyms
  • Bieber fever some unsorted, may be hyponyms
  • Botany Bay fever some unsorted, may be hyponyms
  • bovine ephemeral fever some unsorted, may be hyponyms
  • bovine infectious petechial fever some unsorted, may be hyponyms

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