febricity

[fi-bris-i-tee]

fe·bric·i·ty

[fi-bris-i-tee]
noun
the state of being feverish.

Origin:
1870–75; < Medieval Latin febricitās, equivalent to Latin *febric(us) feverish (see febri-, -ic) + -itās -ity
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febricity (fɪˈbrɪsɪtɪ)
 
n
rare the condition of having a fever
 
[C19: from Medieval Latin febricitās, from Latin 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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