AGUE


Meaning of AGUE in English

/ ˈeɪgjuː; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( old-fashioned ) a disease such as malaria that causes fever and shivering (= shaking of the body)

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : via Old French from medieval Latin acuta (febris) acute (fever).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.