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ague

[ey-gyoo] / ˈeɪ gyu /
NOUN
shivering
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Ague, J. J. & Brimhall, G. H. Geochemical modeling of steady state fluid flow and chemical reaction during supergene enrichment of porphyry copper deposits.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

Get me out of here,’ ” said Yawa Ague, 31, a mother of seven who spent weeks at New Jerusalem several years ago.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2015

“No. This isn’t ague. Ague is bad enough. My leg feels like it’s coming off, and my head...!”

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

Ague is properly an adjective equivalent to acute, as in Fr. fièvre aigue.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

At this, my lady having seen and heard all she had desired, bowed shapely head and was silent awhile, staring down at the page before her headed: "Quartern Ague."

From Our Admirable Betty A Romance by Farnol, Jeffery




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