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feminine

/ʁaʒ/

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Translation

rage, fury; rabies

Word origin

From Vulgar Latin rabia, from Latin rabies ('madness, fury'), from rabere ('to rave'). The animal disease and the emotion share the one word.

Origin: Latin
Root: rabia
English cognates: rage, rabies, rabid

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralrages

Examples

He smashed the door in a moment of rage.

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His rages pass as quickly as they come.

The neighbour's dog had rabies.

She has been working furiously since she failed.

Toothache wakes him up at night.

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This word is part of lesson 49.