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a·gue

–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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n.

A febrile condition in which there are alternating periods of chills, fever, and sweating. Used chiefly in reference to the fevers associated with malaria.
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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ague

1377, from O.Fr. ague "an acute fever," from M.L. (febris) acuta "sharp (fever)," fem. of acutus "sharp" (see acute).

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ague
noun
1.	a fit of shivering or shaking
2.	successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria
3.	a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation [syn: acute accent]

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ague a·gue (ā'gy&oomacr;)
n.

A febrile condition, especially associated with malaria, characterized by alternating periods of chills, fever, and sweating.
A chill or fit of shivering.

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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Ague

A*cute"\, a. [L. acutus, p. p. of acuere to sharpen, fr. a root ak to be sharp. Cf. Ague, Cute, Edge.]

1. Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf.

2. Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; -- opposed to dull or stupid; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning.

3. Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling; acute pain or pleasure.

4. High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent.

5. (Med.) Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to chronic; as, an acute disease.

Acute angle (Geom.), an angle less than a right angle.

Syn: Subtile; ingenious; sharp; keen; penetrating; sagacious; sharp-witted; shrewd; discerning; discriminating. See Subtile.

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Ague

A"gue\, n. [OE. agu, ague, OF. agu, F. aigu, sharp, OF. fem. ague, LL. (febris) acuta, a sharp, acute fever, fr. L. acutus sharp. See Acute.]

1. An acute fever. [Obs.] "Brenning agues." --P. Plowman.

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

3. The cold fit or rigor of the intermittent fever; as, fever and ague.

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

Ague cake, an enlargement of the spleen produced by ague.

Ague drop, a solution of the arsenite of potassa used for ague.

Ague fit, a fit of the ague. --Shak.

Ague spell, a spell or charm against ague. --Gay.

Ague tree, the sassafras, -- sometimes so called from the use of its root formerly, in cases of ague. [Obs.]

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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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