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Word: Quartan
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin (febris) quartana, based on Latin quartus ‘fourth’ (because, by inclusive reckoning, the fever recurs every fourth day)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkwɔːtn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
denoting a mild form of malaria causing a fever that recurs every third day.
Short Definition:denoting mild form of malaria causing fever that recurs every third day
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