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ar·dor (är′dər)

noun

  1. emotional warmth; passion
  2. eagerness; enthusiasm; zeal
  3. intense heat; fire

Etymology: ME & OFr ardour < L ardor, a flame, fire < ardere: see ardent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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