HyperDic: ague

English > 3 senses of the word ague:
NOUNstateaguea fit of shivering or shaking
stateague, chills and feversuccessive stages / stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria
communicationague, acute accent, acutea mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
English > ague: 3 senses > noun 1, state
MeaningA fit of shivering or shaking.
Broaderillness, unwellness, malady, sicknessimpairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
Spanishconvulsión febril
English > ague: 3 senses > noun 2, state
Meaningsuccessive stages / stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria.
Synonymchills and fever
Part ofmalariaAn infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito
NarrowerquartanA malarial fever that recurs every fourth day
Broadersymptom(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
English > ague: 3 senses > noun 3, communication
MeaningA mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation.
Synonymsacute accent, acute
Broaderaccent, accent markA diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
Spanishacento agudo, acento cerrado
Catalanaccent agut, accent tancat, agut

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