fever

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fever (enc)

Noun	1.	fever - a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection febricity, febrility, feverishness, pyrexia symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease hyperpyrexia - extremely high fever (especially in children)
	2.	fever - intense nervous anticipation; "in a fever of resentment" anticipation, expectancy - pleasurable expectation buck fever - nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter gold fever - greed and the contagious excitement of a gold rush

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