Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - fever
Fever
fever
n. & v. --n. 1 a an abnormally high body temperature, often with delirium etc. b a disease characterized by this (scarlet fever; typhoid fever). 2 nervous excitement; agitation. --v.tr. (esp. as fevered adj.) affect with fever or excitement. Phrases and idioms fever pitch a state of extreme excitement. Etymology: OE fefor & AF fevre, OF fievre f. L febris
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fēfer, from Latin febris Date: before 12th century 1. a rise of body temperature above the normal, any of various diseases of which ~ is a prominent symptom, 2. a state of heightened or intense emotion or activity, a contagious usually transient enthusiasm ; craze, II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1606 transitive verb to throw into a ~ ; agitate, intransitive verb to contract or be in a ~ ; become ~ish ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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