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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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  1. 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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