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rigor1

Syllabification: (rig·or)
Pronunciation: /ˈrigər/
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Definition of rigor

noun

  • Medicine a sudden feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in temperature, often with copious sweating, especially at the onset or height of a fever.
  • short for rigor mortis.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin, literally 'stiffness', from rigere 'be stiff'

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