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noun
An unidentified, highly virulent disease with aches and sweating, the cause of a series of epidemics in England and Europe between 1485 and 1551.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: English sweat, sudor anglicus
Antonyms: none provided
noun
epidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by profuse sweating and high mortality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: miliary fever
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: infectious disease
noun
a disease of cattle (especially calves)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: animal disease
History
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Across languages
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