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ague.

An acute fever.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈeɪ.ɡju/

  1. An acute fever.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable

  2. An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits.

    countable · uncountable

  3. The cold fit or rigor of an intermittent fever.

    countable · uncountable
    fever and ague

  4. A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold.

    countable · uncountable

  5. Malaria.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈeɪ.ɡju/

  1. To strike with an ague, or with a cold fit.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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.

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