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Definition of ague noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ague

noun

/ˈeɪɡjuː/

/ˈeɪɡjuː/

[uncountable] (old-fashioned)

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a disease such as malaria that causes a high temperature and shivering (= shaking of the body)
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from medieval Latin acuta (febris) ‘acute (fever)’.

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