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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Delirium \De*lir"i*um\, n. [L., fr delirare to rave, to wander
in mind, prop., to go out of the furrow in plowing; de- +
lira furrow, track; perh. akin to G. geleise track, rut, and
E. last to endure.]
1. (Med.) A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and
actions are wild, irregular, and incoherent; mental
aberration; a roving or wandering of the mind, -- usually
dependent on a fever or some other disease, and so
distinguished from mania, or madness.
2. Strong excitement; wild enthusiasm; madness.
The popular delirium [of the French Revolution] at
first caught his enthusiastic mind. --W. Irving.
The delirium of the preceding session (of
Parliament). --Morley.
{Delirium tremens}. [L., trembling delirium] (Med.), a
violent delirium induced by the excessive and prolonged
use of intoxicating liquors.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
delirium
n 1: state of violent mental agitation [syn: {craze}, {frenzy}, {fury},
{hysteria}]
2: state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied
by hallucinations
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
Delirium
An embedding coordinate language for parallel programming,
implemented on {Sequent Symmetry}, {Cray}, {BBN Butterfly}.
["Parallel Programming with Coordination Structures", S. Lucco
et al 18th POPL, pp.197-208 (1991)].
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