quartan vs ague
ague vs quartanquartan and ague both are nouns.
quartan is an adjective but ague is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| quartan | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| ague | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
ague is a hypernym of
quartan; that is, ague is a
word with a broader meaning than quartan:
- quartan: a malarial fever that recurs every fourth day
- ague: successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria
Other hypernyms of quartan include
chills and fever.
| quartan (noun) | ague (noun) |
|---|---|
| a malarial fever that recurs every fourth day | a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation |
| a fit of shivering or shaking | |
| successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria |
| quartan (adjective) | ague (adjective) |
|---|---|
| occurring every fourth day (especially the fever and weakness of malaria) |
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