ague

  • 11ague — 1. noun /ˈeɪ.ɡju/ a) An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits. b) The cold fit or rigor of the intermittent fever; as, fever and ague. 2. verb /ˈeɪ.ɡju/ To strike with an ague, or with a cold fit …

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  • 12ague — UK [ˈeɪɡjuː] / US [ˈeɪˌɡju] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms ague : singular ague plural agues an old word for illness in which you have a fever, feel cold, and shiver (= shake slightly) …

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  • 13ague — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French ague, from Medieval Latin (febris) acuta, literally, sharp fever, from Latin, feminine of acutus sharp more at acute Date: 14th century 1. a fever (as malaria) marked by paroxysms of chills, fever …

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  • 14ague — aguelike, adj. /ay gyooh/, n. 1. Pathol. 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… …

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  • 15Aguè — agoassè, agoè, aguè réservoir d eau, canal, conduite d eau Gascogne. Var.: aygassè …

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  • 16ague — n. 1. Chilliness, cold, chill, shiver, shivering, shivering fit, shakes. 2. Intermittent fever, fever and ague, chills, chills and fever …

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  • 17ague — a•gue [[t]ˈeɪ gyu[/t]] n. 1) pat chills, fever, and sweating associated with malaria 2) pat any fever marked by shivering • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < MF, short for fievre ague acute fever < L febris acūta a′gu•ish, adj …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18ague — maliarija statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Ūminė infekcinė liga, kuriai būdinga periodiškai besikartojantis karščiavimas, padidėjusios kepenys ir blužnis, mažakraujystė. Sukelia pirmuonys plazmodijai. Užkrato šaltinis –… …

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  • 19Ague cake — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) An intermittent… …

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  • 20Ague drop — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) An intermittent… …

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