fever

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Hyphenation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 See also 1.4 External links

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Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

< Middle English < Old English fēfor < Latin febris (“‘a fever’”), perhaps originally *ferbris or *ferbis < fervere (“‘to be hot, burn, boil’”); or perhaps literally 'a trembling', akin to Greek φέβεσθαι (febesthai), “‘to flee affrighted’”), φόβος (fobos), “‘flight, panic fear, fear, terror’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈfiːvə/, SAMPA: /"fi:v@/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈfiːvɚ/, SAMPA: /"fi:v@`/
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• Rhymes: -iːvə(r)

[edit] Hyphenation

fe·ver

[edit] Noun

fever (plural fevers)

1. A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.

   "I have a fever. I think I've caught a cold."

2. (usually in combination with one or more preceding words) Any of various diseases.

   scarlet fever

3. A state of excitement (of a person or people).

[edit] Synonyms

• (higher than normal body temperature): high temperature, pyrexia (medical term), temperature
• (state of excitement): excitation, excitement, passion

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[edit] Related terms

• fervent
• fervid
• fervor

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• hyperthermia

[edit] External links

• fever in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• fever in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911