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- [ey-gyoo]
- /ˈeɪ gyu/
- /ˈeɪɡ.ju/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ey-gyoo]
- /ˈeɪ gyu/
Definitions of ague word
- noun ague a fever with successive stages of fever and chills esp when caused by malaria 3
- noun ague a fit of shivering 3
- noun ague a fever, usually malarial, marked by regularly recurring chills 3
- noun ague a chill; fit of shivering 3
- noun ague Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits. 1
- noun ague a fit of fever or shivering or shaking chills, accompanied by malaise, pains in the bones and joints, etc.; chill. 1
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Origin of ague
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Middle French, short for fievre ague acute fever < Latin febris acūta
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Parts of speech for Ague
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ague popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ague
noun ague
- fever — an abnormal condition of the body, characterized by undue rise in temperature, quickening of the pulse, and disturbance of various body functions.
- malaria — Pathology. any of a group of diseases, usually intermittent or remittent, characterized by attacks of chills, fever, and sweating: formerly supposed to be due to swamp exhalations but now known to be caused by a parasitic protozoan, which is transferred to the human bloodstream by a mosquito of the genus Anopheles and which occupies and destroys red blood cells.
- shivering — to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc.
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