ebullition

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(eb′ə lis̸h′ən, eb′yo̵̅o̅-)

noun

  1. a boiling or bubbling up; effervescence
  2. a sudden outburst, as of some emotion

Origin: ME ebullitioun < LL ebullitio < pp. of ebullire: see ebullient

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noun
  1. The state or process of boiling.
  2. A sudden, violent outpouring, as of emotion: “did not . . . give way to any ebullitions of private grief” (Thackeray).

Origin:

Origin: Middle English ebullitioun

Origin: , from Late Latin ēbullītiō, ēbullītiōn-

Origin: , from Latin ēbullītus

Origin: , past participle of ēbullīre, to bubble up; see ebullient

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  • ebˌul·liˈtion·al adjective

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