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Definition: ALGIDITY

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Prostration characterized by cold and clammy skin and low blood pressure.[Wordnet]
2. Chilliness; coldness.[Websters]
3. Coldness and collapse.[Websters].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Algidity" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: ALGIDITY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. Prostration characterized by cold and clammy skin and low blood pressure.[Wordnet]
2. Chilliness; coldness.[Websters]
3. Coldness and collapse.[Websters].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "ALGIDITY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)