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camp fever

Syllables: camp fev·er/ˈkæmp ˌfiːvə/US/ˈkæmp ˌfivɚ/

camp fever noun: an infectious disease causing fever that spreads in camps, specifically typhus.

Noun

camp fever (uncountable)

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

Forms of camp fever

alternative formcamp-fever

Origin of camp fever

From camp + fever.

Questions about camp fever

What does camp fever mean?
Camp fever means an infectious disease causing fever that spreads in camps, specifically typhus.
What part of speech is camp fever?
Camp fever is a noun.
How do you pronounce camp fever?
Camp fever is pronounced /ˈkæmp ˌfiːvə/ (UK).

Words near camp fever in the dictionary

  1. Camp Cupcake
  2. Camp David
  3. Camp Douglas
  4. camp down
  5. Camp Downes
  6. camp fever
  7. camp fire
  8. camp fires
  9. camp follower
  10. camp followers
  11. Camp Four

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