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ebullition

Meaningboil up

Common meaning: bubbling or a sudden outburst

Journey through time

  1. Latinebullitionem‘boil up’source
  2. Old Frenchebullition‘an ebullition, boyling’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsboil up → bubbling or a sudden outburstebullition‘bubbling or a sudden outburst’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin ebullitionem ‘boil up’.

Roots

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