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caus-

caus- prefix: heat; fever.

Prefix

caus-

  1. Heat; fever.

Origin of caus-

From Ancient Greek καῦσος (kaûsos, “heat, fever”).

Questions about caus-

What does caus- mean?
Caus- means heat; fever.
What part of speech is caus-?
Caus- is a prefix.

Words near caus- in the dictionary

  1. Cauqui
  2. Caurdanetaan
  3. cauri
  4. cauris
  5. caus'd
  6. caus-
  7. causa proxima
  8. causa remota
  9. causa sui
  10. causability
  11. causable

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