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   fervent

   /ˈfəːv(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. having or displaying a passionate intensity: "a fervent supporter of the revolution"
   • 2. hot, burning, or glowing. archaic

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin fervent- ‘boiling’, from the verb fervere. Compare with fervid and fervour.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fervency noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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