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Cauma


Cau′ma

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Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a burning heat.]
(Med.)
Great heat, as of the body in fever.

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cauma

cauma

English

Noun

cauma

  1. Great heat, as of the body in fever.

Anagrams


Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καῦμα (kaûma, heat, especially of the sun).

Pronunciation

Noun

cauma n (genitive caumatis); third declension

  1. heat
  2. (by extension) heat of the day

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case Singular Plural
nominative cauma caumata
genitive caumatis caumatum
dative caumatī caumatibus
accusative cauma caumata
ablative caumate caumatibus
vocative cauma caumata

Related terms

  • cynocauma

Descendants

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