Ague

noun

/ˈeɪ.ɡju/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounAn acute fever.

2.nounAn intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits.

3.nounThe cold fit or rigor of the intermittent fever

"fever and ague"

4.nounA chill, or state of shaking, as with cold.

5.nounMalaria.

6.verbTo strike with an ague, or with a cold fit.

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