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   ebullition

   /ˌɛbəˈlɪʃ(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the action of bubbling or boiling: technical, archaic "because the bath is now so cold, no further violent ebullition will occur"
   • ▪ a sudden outburst of emotion or violence: technical, archaic "an ebullition of pure hatred"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a state of agitation of the bodily humours): from late Latin ebullitio(n-), from ebullire ‘boil up’ (see ebullient).

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