calenture

[ kal-uhn-cher, -choor ]

/ ˈkæl ən tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /

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noun

Pathology. a violent fever with delirium, affecting persons in the tropics.

Origin of calenture

1585–95; earlier calentura<Spanish: fever, equivalent to calent(ar) to heat (<Latin calent-, stem of calēns, present participle of calēre to be hot) + -ura-ure

OTHER WORDS FROM calenture

cal·en·tu·ral, cal·en·tu·rish, adjective

Words nearby calenture

calendar watch, calendar year, calender, calends, calendula, calenture, calesa, calescent, Calexico, calf, calf bone

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Example sentences from the Web for calenture

Calenture, kal′en-tūr, n. a kind of fever or delirium occurring on board ship in hot climates.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
But who will judge a man's constitution by the symptoms of calenture?
St George's Cross|H. G. Keene
They presently catch fever, or a calenture, or a cramp, and so they die.
For Faith and Freedom|Walter Besant
Calenture, or Cuban malarial fever, comes on rather suddenly with a chill of greater or less severity and a violent headache.
Campaigning in Cuba|George Kennan

Yellow fever and calenture broke out among the troops in camp around Santiago about the same time that they appeared in Siboney.
Campaigning in Cuba|George Kennan

British Dictionary definitions for calenture

calenture

/ (ˈkælənˌtjʊə) /

noun

a mild fever of tropical climates, similar in its symptoms to sunstroke

Word Origin for calenture

C16: from Spanish calentura fever, ultimately from Latin calēre to be warm

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单词	calenture
释义	calenture [ kal-uhn-cher, -choor ] / ˈkæl ən tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR calenture ON THESAURUS.COM noun Pathology. a violent fever with delirium, affecting persons in the tropics. Origin of calenture 1585–95; earlier calentura<Spanish: fever, equivalent to calent(ar) to heat (<Latin calent-, stem of calēns, present participle of calēre to be hot) + -ura-ure OTHER WORDS FROM calenture cal·en·tu·ral, cal·en·tu·rish, adjective Words nearby calenture calendar watch, calendar year, calender, calends, calendula, calenture, calesa, calescent, Calexico, calf, calf bone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calenture Calenture, kal′en-tūr, n. a kind of fever or delirium occurring on board ship in hot climates. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various But who will judge a man's constitution by the symptoms of calenture? St George's Cross\|H. G. Keene They presently catch fever, or a calenture, or a cramp, and so they die. For Faith and Freedom\|Walter Besant Calenture, or Cuban malarial fever, comes on rather suddenly with a chill of greater or less severity and a violent headache. Campaigning in Cuba\|George Kennan Yellow fever and calenture broke out among the troops in camp around Santiago about the same time that they appeared in Siboney. Campaigning in Cuba\|George Kennan British Dictionary definitions for calenture calenture / (ˈkælənˌtjʊə) / noun a mild fever of tropical climates, similar in its symptoms to sunstroke Word Origin for calenture C16: from Spanish calentura fever, ultimately from Latin calēre to be warm Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to calenture light, heat, force, radiance, eagerness, intensity, energy, ginger, gusto, dash, zing, brio, zip, pep, liveliness, sparkle, passion, fervor, snap, enthusiasm
随便看	keep one's end up keep one's eye on the ball keep one's eyes open keep one's fingers crossed keep one's hand in keep one's hands off keep one's head keep one's mouth shut keep one's nose clean keep one's nose to the grindstone keep one's own counsel keep one's powder dry keep one's shirt on keep one's temper keep one's wits about one keep one's word keep out keep pace keep posted keep quiet keepsake keep tabs on keep the ball rolling keep the lid on keep the peace

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