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Word: Calenture
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from French, from Spanish calentura ‘fever’, from calentar ‘be hot’, based on Latin calere ‘be warm’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkal(ə)ntjʊə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
feverish delirium formerly thought of as afflicting sailors in the tropics.
Short Definition:feverish delirium formerly thought of as afflicting sailors in tropics
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