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calenture definition

calen·ture (kal′ən c̸hər, -c̸ho̵or′)

noun

any fever caused, as in the tropics, by exposure to great heat

Etymology: Fr < Sp calentura < calentar to heat < L calens, prp. of calere, to be warm: see calorie

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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