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fe⋅bric⋅i⋅ty

  [fi-bris-i-tee]
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–noun
the state of being feverish.
Origin:
1870–75; < ML febricitās, equiv. to L *febric(us) feverish (see febri-, -ic ) + -itās -ity
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fe·bric·i·ty   (fĭ-brĭs'ĭ-tē)   
n.  The condition of having a fever.

[Medieval Latin febrīcitās, from Latin febrīcitāre, to have a fever, from febris, fever.]
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febricity fe·bric·i·ty (fĭ-brĭs'ĭ-tē)
n.
The condition of having a fever.

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