fever

/ˈfiːvər/ noun

Definition

HIGH TEMPERATURE [C, U] › when someone's body temperature rises because they are ill: a high/slight fever

EXCITEMENT [U] › when people are very excited about something: Election fever has gripped the nation. → See also glandular fever → See also hay fever

(Definition of fever noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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