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   Cal·en·ture

   /ˈkalənˌCHər/

   

   noun

   • 1. feverish delirium supposedly caused by the heat in the tropics.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French, from Spanish calentura ‘fever’, from calentar ‘be hot’, based on Latin calere ‘be warm’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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