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ebullience
Variant of ebullient
ebullient
definition
ebul·lient (i bo̵ol′yənt, -bul′-)
adjective
- bubbling; boiling
- overflowing with enthusiasm, high spirits, etc.; exuberant
Etymology: L ebulliens, prp. of ebullire, to boil up < e-, out + bullire, boil
Related Forms:
- ebullience ebul′·lience noun or ebulliency ebul′·liency
- ebulliently ebul′·liently adverb
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