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ague
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a·gue  (gy)
n.
1. A febrile condition in which there are alternating periods of chills, fever, and sweating. Used chiefly in reference to the fevers associated with malaria.
2. A chill or fit of shivering.

[Middle English, from Old French (fievre) ague, sharp (fever), from Medieval Latin (febris) acta, from Latin, feminine of actus; see acute.]

agu·ish (gy-sh) adj.
agu·ish·ly adv.
agu·ish·ness n.

ague [ˈeɪgjuː]
n
1. (Medicine) a fever with successive stages of fever and chills esp when caused by malaria
2. a fit of shivering
[from Old French (fievre) ague acute fever; see acute]
aguish  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ague - a fit of shivering or shakingague - a fit of shivering or shaking        
illness, sickness, unwellness, malady - impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
2.ague - successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malariaague - successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria
malaria - an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever
symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
quartan - a malarial fever that recurs every fourth day
3.ague - a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
accent mark, accent - a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
Translations
ague (archaic) [ˈeɪgjuː] Nfiebre f intermitente
ague
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