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Meaning of calenture

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

calenture

noun

Definitions

  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.