camp fever

See also: camp-fever

English

WOTD – 29 April 2021

Etymology

From camp + fever.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkæmp ˌfiːvə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkæmp ˌfivɚ/
Hyphenation: camp fev‧er

Noun

camp fever (uncountable)

(archaic) An infectious disease causing fever that spreads in camps, specifically typhus.

Alternative forms

camp-fever

Translations

infectious disease that spreads in camps

typhus — see typhus

Further reading

typhus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
“camp-fever, n.” under “camp, n.²”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2021.
“camp fever”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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