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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One of the four humors of ancient and medieval physiology, thought to cause anger and bad temper when present in excess; choler.

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  • noun One of the four humours of ancient and mediaeval physiology, that was believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irascibility, anger, and bad temper when present in excess.

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  • noun a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger

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