tȳphus, i, m., = τῦφος,
pride (late Lat.): inentis elatio et typhus qui appellatur a Graecis, Arn. 2, 43; 2, 53; 2, 56; 2, 63; 2, 88; Aug. Conf. 3, 3; 7, 9; Mart. Cap. 5, § 566.
·noun A contagious continued fever lasting from two to three weeks, attended with great prostration ...
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