calenture

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Synonyms: aventure, calentured

Antonyms: aventure, calentured

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Noun

1. A [[heat stroke]] or [[fever]], often suffered in the tropics.
2. A [[delirium]] occurring from such symptoms, in which a stricken [[sailor]] pictures the sea as grassy meadows and wishes to dive overboard into them.

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