- a fever with successive stages of fever and chills esp when caused by malaria
- a fit of shivering
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a•gue /ˈeɪgyu/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Pathologychills and fever, esp. when associated with malaria.
a•gue
(ā′gyo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n.
a′gue•like′, adj.
- Pathologya malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- Pathologya fit of fever or shivering or shaking chills, accompanied by malaise, pains in the bones and joints, etc.;
chill.
- Latin febris acūta
- Middle French, short for fievre ague acute fever
- Middle English 1250–1300
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ague /ˈeɪɡjuː/ n
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