Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The condition of having a fever.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A state of fever or feverishness.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Medieval Latin febrīcitās, from Latin febrīcitāre, to have a fever, from febris, fever.]

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