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Ague

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a⋅gue

  [ey-gyoo]
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–noun
1. Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
2. a fit of fever or shivering or shaking chills, accompanied by malaise, pains in the bones and joints, etc.; chill.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < MF, short for fievre ague acute fever < L febris acūta

Related forms:
a⋅gue⋅like, adjective
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a·gue   (ā'gyōō)   
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) acūta, from Latin, feminine of acūtus; see acute.]
a'gu·ish (ā'gyōō-ĭsh) adj., a'gu·ish·ly adv., a'gu·ish·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

ague 
1377, from O.Fr. ague "an acute fever," from M.L. (febris) acuta "sharp (fever)," fem. of acutus "sharp" (see acute).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ague
Pronunciation: 'A-(")gyü
Function: noun
1 : a fever (as malaria) marked by paroxysms of chills, fever, and sweating that recurat regular intervals
2 : a fit of shivering : CHILL
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

ague a·gue (ā'gy&oomacr;)
n.

  1. A febrile condition, especially associated with malaria, characterized by alternating periods of chills, fever, and sweating.

  2. A chill or fit of shivering.

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Bible Dictionary

Ague

the translation in Lev. 26:16 (R.V., "fever") of the Hebrew word kaddah'ath, meaning "kindling", i.e., an inflammatory or burning fever. In Deut. 28:22 the word is rendered "fever."

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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