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   peracute

   /ˌpəːrəˈkjuːt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a disease) very severe and of very short duration, generally proving quickly fatal: "the peracute form results in sudden death"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin peracutus ‘very sharp’.

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   What does the term 'peracute' mean?

   • This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage, and translations of the term 'peracute'. It means very sharp or very violent.

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   Where does the word 'peracute' originate?

   • The word 'peracute' is a borrowing from Latin peracūtus, with the earliest known use in Middle English (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for peracute is from before 1398, in the writing of John Trevisa, translator.

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   What does peracute fever mean?

   • Peracute means very sharp or very violent. In the context of fevers, it refers to malign, continual peracute fevers, which suddenly remit of the ardent heat. (Gideon Harvey, Etymology: [L. peracutus])

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   Peracute Definition. Meanings. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Very sharp; very violent. A peracute fever.