| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·gue |
| PRONUNCIATION: |    gy |
| NOUN: | 1. A febrile condition in which there are alternating periods of chills, fever, and sweating. Used chiefly in reference to the fevers associated with malaria. 2. A chill or fit of shivering. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French (fievre) ague, sharp (fever), from Medieval Latin (febris) ac ta, from Latin, feminine of actus. See acute. | | OTHER FORMS: | agu·ish (gy- sh) —ADJECTIVE
agu·ish·ly —ADVERB
agu·ish·ness —NOUN
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