Looking for the meaning of the word RIGOR in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of RIGOR with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Rigor
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘stiffness’, from rigere ‘be stiff’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈrɪɡə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a sudden feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in temperature, often with copious sweating, especially at the onset or height of a fever.
Short Definition:sudden feeling of cold with rise in temperature
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