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Definition of
colic noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
colic
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈkɑlɪk
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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severe pain in the stomach and
bowel
, suffered especially by babies
colicky
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adjective
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colic
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