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Sprue vs Spree - What's the difference?

sprue | spree |

As nouns the difference between sprue and spree

is that sprue is a tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis while spree is a merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic.

As a proper noun Spree is

a particular river that flows through Lusatia (eastern Germany) and into Berlin, where it flows into the Havel.

sprue

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) spruw, sprouw .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine) A tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis.
    • Derived terms
    * celiac sprue

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (founding) The hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold.
  • (founding) Material that cools in the feed channels to a mold.
    • See also
    * flash

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    spree

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic.
  • Uninhibited activity.

    • Usage notes

    Often preceded by the name of a certain activity to indicate a period of doing that activity whole-heartedly and continuously, e.g. shopping spree.

    Synonyms

    * carousal

    Derived terms

    * killing spree * shooting spree * shopping spree

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