noun
ague
Ague (noun) means a sudden, severe fever.
noun
1
A sudden, severe fever.
2
(old use) A fever that comes and goes, with spells of shivering followed by spells of heat.
"He had to capture some character and get out of that rest room before his ague got so bad that the sergeant had to carry him to and from the booth every day."
— John Kennedy Toole (1963)
3
(old use) The shivering stage of a fever that comes and goes.
4
A fit of shivering, as if from cold.
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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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What is the meaning of ague?
"ague" (noun) means a sudden, severe fever.
What are the different meanings of ague?
"ague" has 3 main meanings: 1. A sudden, severe fever; 2. (old use) A fever that comes and goes, with spells of shivering followed by spells of heat; 3. (old use) The shivering stage of a fever that comes and goes.
