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ague

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Noun — A sudden, severe fever.

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Etymology

Came from Middle English agu, ague, borrowed from Middle French (fievre) aguë, "acute (fever)" (Modern French fièvre aiguë), from Late Latin (febris) acuta ("acute fever"), from Latin acūtus ("sharp, acute") and febris ("fever"); a doublet of acute.

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