dengue
Definitions of dengue
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the affectation of being demure in a provocative way
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an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and jointstype of:enfermedad infecciosaa disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
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