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quartan [ˈkwɔːtən] adj
(Medicine / Pathology) (esp of a malarial fever) occurring every third day [from Latin febris quartāna fever occurring every fourth day, reckoned inclusively] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Clara awoke quite drowsy, and not understanding at the moment what Dorothea said, asked her what it was; she repeated what she had said, and Clara became attentive at once; but she had hardly heard two lines, as the singer continued, when a strange trembling seized her, as if she were suffering from a severe attack of quartan ague, and throwing her arms round Dorothea she said: |
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