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choleraics

choleraics is the plural of choleraic.

Meaning of choleraic

Noun

choleraic (plural choleraics)

  1. (archaic) A person suffering from cholera.
    • It will be vain to tell them that hireling attendance has been provided,—the life of the Choleraic depends upon the instant aid—the able bodied willing aid of affectionate friends, who will devote themselves to the task, and persevere indefatigably to the last.1832, William Fergusson, “Postscript”, in Letters upon Cholera Morbus, with Observations upon Contagion, Quarantine, and Disinfecting Fumigations, London: S. Highley, […] Callow and Wilson, […]...
    Synonyms:
    choleric

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Questions about choleraics

What is choleraics the plural of?
Choleraics is the plural of choleraic.

Words near choleraics in the dictionary

  1. cholera horn
  2. cholera horns
  3. cholera morbus
  4. choleragen
  5. choleraic
  6. choleraics
  7. choleralike
  8. choleras
  9. choleratoxin
  10. choleresis
  11. choleretic

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