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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
al·gid
[al-jid] Pronunciation Key
—Related forms
[al-jid] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| cold; chilly. |
[Origin: 1620–30; < L algidus cold; see algor
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] —Related forms
al·gid·i·ty, al·gid·ness, noun
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| al·gid
(āl'jĭd) Pronunciation Key
adj. Cold; chilly. [Latin algidus, from algēre, to be cold.] al·gid'i·ty (-jĭd'ĭ-tē) n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| algid | |
adjective | |
| chilly; "a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Algid
Al"gid\, a. [L. algidus cold, fr. algere to be cold: cf. F. algide.] Cold; chilly. --Bailey. Algid cholera (Med.), Asiatic cholera.
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