"feaver" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: feavers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} feaver (plural feavers)
  1. Obsolete spelling of fever Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: fever
    Sense id: en-feaver-en-noun-671TcOss Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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