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camp fever

/ˈkæmp ˌfivɚ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
camp fev-er
IPA
/ˈkæmp ˌfivɚ/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From camp + fever.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkæmp ˌfivɚ/
  • British English: /ˈkæmp ˌfiːvə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

camp-fever (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce camp fever?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæmp ˌfivɚ/.
What does camp fever mean?
An infectious disease causing fever that spreads in camps, specifically typhus.
Where does camp fever come from?
From camp + fever.

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